Screening Dates: Friday, May 8, 2026, 8:00 PM / Sunday, June 7, 2026, 6:30 PM / Friday, June 26, 2026, 8:00 PM
 
Director: Louis Malle
Screenplay: Louis Malle
Cast: Benoît Ferreux, Lea Massari, Daniel Gélin, Michel Lonsdale, Ave Ninchi, Gila von Weitershausen, Marc Winocourt, Fabien Ferreux
 
France, Italy, West Germany / 1971 / 118 min. / Color / DCP / French / Turkish and English subtitles
 
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Murmur of the Heart explores the discovery of love and sexuality by a 15-year-old boy growing up amidst societal expectations of masculinity—shaped by religious education at school, scouting experiences, and the presence of his two older brothers—in the 1950s. Laurent, who travels to Morvan with his mother for treatment due to a heart murmur, prompts the audience to reflect on the boundaries of affection through the close bond he forms with her there.

* We would like to thank our main program sponsor, Kurukahveci Mehmet Efendi, and the Institut français Istanbul for their support of the program.

** To be screened in 2K restored version.