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EmmaRobinson watches the lesbian love story . I am so conflicted about this film. Blue is the Warmest Colour tells the coming of age story of a young woman, Adele, and how she fell for her first big love, Emma. It explores themes of love, desire, heartbreak and many other intense emotions that go along with being young and falling head over heels in a raw, un-embellished manner.
So rarely does a film perfectly encapsulate the epic journey of a single relationship. The fevered anticipation of meeting someone interesting; the enveloping ravenous lust that takes over when everything is so exciting and so new; the slow-building love and admiration for another person; the inevitable mistakes that lead to impending despair; and the heartbreaking regret of what could have been. 'Blue is the Warmest Color,' is adapted from Julie March's graphic novel "Blue Angel." In the film, Adele Adele Exarchopoulos is a young, confused French teen. Like many teens she struggles to find an identity within her group of friends. At the beginning she's unsure of herself around her friends. She tries to fit in, sidling up to the fringe of the group, laughing with them, smoking with them, but never really interacting with them. Adele's life is all surface deep up to this point. She's searching for something more, but this is all she's got to work with. Until, one day, she spots a blue-haired beauty on the street. Adele is mesmerized. The girl with blue hair is Emma Lea Seydoux. It's easy to tell that Emma is a lesbian, but up until this point we aren't sure what Adele is. She's attracted immediately to Emma, but it takes her a while to come to grips with her own sexuality. What transpires is a beautiful journey of one girl trying to figure out who she is, and another girl who finds love in all the wrong places. What's so intoxicating about 'Blue is the Warmest Color' is watching Adele grow from a teenager to a woman seamlessly. The movie covers a wide expanse of time – how much we're not really sure – and Adele grows right along with it. With minimal makeup and costume changes, Adele appears to age as the movie presses on toward its lengthy 179 minute runtime. Exarchopoulos shows some astonishing acting skill by making us believe that she's really growing and evolving from a girl to a woman. It's a slow, but deliberate and rewarding process. Much has been made of 'Blue is the Warmest Color's graphic sex scenes. The movie earned an NC-17 rating, and rightly so. The scenes are graphic, but they play a part in the overall story. Here's a girl who has been so reserved for so long, she's finally ready to let loose. Then she finds this mysterious, sexy stranger and everything falls into place. It's a fever dream of skin and passion. Sadly, because of these scenes the movie has been written off by some as "that lesbian movie." In the age of the Internet those scenes, which amount to only a fraction of the film, have garnered the most comment. Are we all not human? Haven't we, at one time or another felt that kind of unbridled passion? Maybe we haven't, but others have. Where some have derided these scenes as pornographic, or over the top, I see two women who have finally found each other and they want to express their love for one another. Sex, seems like a great outlet for that, don't you think? I can't remember the last time I saw such an effective, and engrossing, coming-of-age story. It felt real, and unfiltered. A deep and intimate look at a single tumultuous relationship between two people. The dangers of unchecked desire, and how easy it is to hurt the ones you care about. 'Blue is the Warmest Color' was one of my favorite films from last year. Blu-ray Vital Disc Stats Criterion has released 'Blue is the Warmest Color' on a single 50GB Blu-ray Disc. Housed in Criterion's trademark clear case, this release comes with a spine number of 695, and a foldout. The foldout contains an essay entitled "Feeling Blue" by B. Ruby Rich, editor of Film Quarterly. There's also the standard notes about the cast, the transfer, and production notes.
Blueis the Warmest Colour (1,776) 7.7 3h 2013 X-Ray. At 15, Adele (Adèle Exarchopoulos) doesn't question it: a girl goes out with boys. Her life is turned upside down the night she meets Emma (Léa Seydoux), a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. need to review
A Lot or a Little? What you will—and won't—find in this movie. What's the Story? In BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR, Adele has had her share of heartbreak and frustration when it comes to high school romance. She becomes intrigued by a young woman with blue hair whom she sees around town. Adele finally tracks Emma down, and the two strike up a friendship that turns into something much more. Through her relationship with Emma, Adele matures in many ways. But the lesson that one mistake can cost you everything is one she'll have to learn the hard way. Talk to Your Kids About ... Families can talk about the graphic sex in Blue Is the Warmest Color. How much is OK for kids to see? Does all the smoking make it seem glamorous or cool? Is it realistic? What are some of the dangers of smoking? Notice the pressure Adele feels from her friends at school and later from Emma's art-school friends. How do they differ, if at all? How do you respond to peer pressure?One of the most talked about entries at this year’s Cannes Film Festival had exploded as somewhat of a surprise after its initial screening — and for fine reason. Blue is the Warmest Color translated from La Vie D’Adele chapters 1 et 2 is a vivid portrait of the ever-changing seasons of love, from the first kiss to the final goodbye. Adapted from a French graphic novel Blue Angel and directed by Tunisian filmmaker Abdellatif Kechiche, it’s a film which chronicles the experience of an adolescent girl as she navigates life from high school and blossoms into a young adult with her first job as a kindergarten teacher. In between, she experiences the trials and tribulations associated with growing up, including dating and discovering your own sexuality. Treated with delicate care and nuanced details, Blue is the Warmest Color is one of the most sensually provocative and intimate films of the year, a work that is sure to resonate with audiences for some time to come. The plot revolves around the life of Adele — played brilliantly by relative newcomer Adèle Exarchopoulos — whose routine life, at 15, consists of going to school and gossiping with friends about their crushes. At this young age, Adele doesn’t feel the need to question the norms of society girls date boys and that’s that. But after hooking up with one of the most popular guys in school, she realizes there is something missing in this intimate equation. Her desires are absent in the face of what her classmates expect to be the perfect guy for her, confusing her own identity as, late at night, she contemplates what could be wrong. Everything changes when a chance encounter leads Adele to meet a blue haired girl Emma — given life by Léa Seydoux in a hypnotically enigmatic performance — who will change her life trajectory forever. As their relationship blossoms, Adele’s sense of desire is unleashed in the passionate moments they share together. It’s difficult to discuss Blue without mentioning some scenes of intense and graphic lesbian sex that echo throughout. While it may be shocking for more conservative viewers, these moments of intense passion are essential for the film and a privilege for audiences — in their length, they allow viewers to explore levels of intimacy in an unprecedented manner. It helps define both characters’ connection to one another, and Kechiche is careful not to exploit these moments, instead letting the camera observe from a detached point of view. As Adele and Emma start to become a serious item, eventually moving in together, they face the problems and challenges that any couple face, straight or gay. In between conversations about philosophy and art Emma is an accomplished painter, their mutual desire for one another further develops their personality, giving a rich and complete portrait to each woman’s life. Coupled with intimate directorial garnishes, such characteristics give a sense of jumping into the life of another; it’s a wonder to behold. Themes of romance are treated with equal attention as those of breaking up, and the longing for someone you still have affection for is a palpable and relatable emotion to anyone who’s been hopelessly in love. Despite its three-hour runtime, the film never languishes in its pace, with a script that constantly keeps viewers drawn to characters as if they were brand-new. Reminiscent of the raw emotional power akin to the Dardenne brothers, there is also a layer of socioeconomic conflict paired alongside the emotional hurdles both Adele and Emma face. Kechiche’s direction is subdued yet penetrating, and it seems near-impossible not to be moved by both the joy and pain in Adele’s experience. Affecting and powerful in its portrayal of love, Blue is the Warmest Color is an epic ode to the enduring affection which overwhelms when we find that special someone. Blue is the Warmest Color was awarded the Palme d’Or, and will be released later this year by Sundance Selects.Blueis the Warmest Color is a work of delightfully layered sophistication, a movie you want to follow out even further than the sand and sunshine, all the way out into the deep blue ocean sea. Laremy Legel is a member of the Online Film Critic's Society, wrote a book about being a film crtiic , and traveled among the Juggaloes for 60 hours
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