Abstract

BREDER, Debora. Louis Malle and the Passion of Incest: Notes on Murmur of the Heart & Damage. Cuicuilco. Rev. cienc. antropol. [online]. 2017, vol.24, n.70, pp.31-45. ISSN 2448-8488.

This article analyzes the symbolic discourse on incest, and its prohibition, in the work of Louis Malle -the French film producer (1932-1995)- from the framework of two feature films: Murmur of the Heart (Le Souffle au Coeur), the plot of the film centers on the incestuous, conscious and consensual relationship between mother and child; and Damage, which portrays the relationship between a married man and his son’s girlfriend.

Keywords : Incest; Cinema; Louis Malle.

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