Benoit Ferreux


Director

About

Birth Place
France

Biography

Former child actor chosen from among 300 hopefuls to play the central character in Louis Malle's now acclaimed 1971 film, "Murmer of the Heart." Ferreux subsequently worked on the stage, continued to make occasional films (including several English language features), and in the 1980s began a second career as a documentary filmmaker....

Biography

Former child actor chosen from among 300 hopefuls to play the central character in Louis Malle's now acclaimed 1971 film, "Murmer of the Heart." Ferreux subsequently worked on the stage, continued to make occasional films (including several English language features), and in the 1980s began a second career as a documentary filmmaker.

Life Events

1971

Feature film acting debut in "Murmur of the Heart"

1976

Appeared in French TV film, "Madame, le Juge" directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Simone Signoret

1981

US film debut in John Huston's "Victory"

Family

Fabien Ferreux
Brother
Musician, businessman. Played Benoit's older brother Thomas in "Murmur of the Heart".

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