The director did not put any constraints on the narrative and we were absolutely spellbound by the amazing performances of the two actresses, and especially the way the director observed his characters and just let the characters breathe. If you have time to browse through all the Tumblr postings, many are very frustrated but they dont dislike it. Adele realizes that she does not belong in this world of pretense and it breaks her heart she almost breaks down again in the corner just before Samir connects with her. Source: Tumblr posts and others indicated. To me, she said: ''I don't know whether it has really changed me, but it's made me develop and grow. Adele mentions that he gets attached to his character and doesnt like to let them go because in the book that its based on, the character Clementine (Adele) dies from a heart condition (symbolizing a broken heart) stemming from her depression from her breakup with Emma. and, of course she finds sublime joy in making love to Emma. Under license from Universal Music Vision. [68] It had greater success in the U.S. home entertainment market, generating more than $3,500,000 in U.S. Blu-ray/DVD sales alone. At the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, Blue Is the Warmest Color became the first same-sex romance to win the Palme d'Or. Blue Is the Warmest Colour ( French: La Vie d'Adle - Chapitres 1 & 2; French pronunciation: [la vi dadl apit ne d]) is a 2013 romance film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche and starring La Seydoux and Adle Exarchopoulos. Performed by studio musicians. We do a runner as soon as emotion rears its head, because that's not why we're herewe're here for a good time. lesbian couple one chest other for a man.what happens when a lesbian couple cheat each other. I was also worried that I'd see something far more intense and real than any lesbian porn I'd encountered on my trawls of the internet, and thatas a heterosexual manI would somehow be eavesdropping. perhaps no more). [85][86], Justin Chang, writing for Variety, said that the film contains "the most explosively graphic lesbian sex scenes in recent memory". That was harsh Maybe I should give Kechiche the benefit of the doubt. The ending is frustrating and it lingers in your mind for days, months? It is the first film to have the Palme d'Or awarded to both the director and the lead actresses, with Seydoux and Exarchopoulos joining Jane Campion (The Piano) and later Julia Ducournau (Titane) as the only women to have won the award. Emma discovers the cheating and furiously breaks up with Adle. After Emma shows up at the school, Adle's friends suspect her of being a lesbian and ostracise her. One thing I appreciate about it after several viewings is those kettle drums that accompany Adeles retreating form. I left in a flood of tears. In part, he said, he wanted to recapture for himself that age ''when we build each other, we are building our own personality and the way we are going to be as adults''. Blue displays a keen awareness of the various relationships that make up our social structure: The mise-en-scne with Adle's schoolgirl friends provides a bristling backdrop of believable jealousy, intimacy and strife, while the push and pull of family expectations is touchingly represented in both the frank embrace of Emma's parents and the sad machinations Adle goes through to appease her own. The hysterical reaction to the film from people who haven't even seen it suggests it's not the sex that people are scared of, or the fact its story concerns two lesbiansit's the fact that, like all great films, it delivers a truth that many would rather ignore. Kechiche responded with fury of his own. The good stuff doesn't last. Three years later, the two meet at a restaurant. The scene reminds us that, once we enter a full-on relationship, we emotionally put ourselves on the line. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I am not strong like Emma, though I wish to be, or not. See Nos. Kechiche felt that Seydoux "shared her character's beauty, voice, intelligence and freedom" and that she has "something of an Arabic soul". The distributor was struggling to reverse this situation. Although the ending is not clearly define, its just how Kechiche wants to leave it. [12][13] It received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language. Why should the ending of the film, or certain key plot points throughout, be an exception to this rule? ''It was like a constant improvisation,'' she says. My questions: Do you think that this young woman is Emmas next Adele? Blue Is the Warmest Colour is likely to be 2013's most powerful film and easily one of the best."[79]. We SHOULD know what happens to Valentin. Emma can handle more then one, lol! Im wondering if you have any thoughts on this: In the final gallery scene, Emma leaves Adele after some brief small-talk to respond to a perspective buyers question. Adaptation is always a process of transformation, so it's no surprise that Abdellatif Kechiche's movie version of Blue Is the Warmest Color didn't use Julie Maroh's graphic novel as a storyboard.. As their stock of stories gathered momentum, however, Kechiche began to emerge as something of a monster. He told French magazine Tlrama, "I think this film should not go out; it was too sullied", referring to the reports about his on-set behaviour. Having no implausible exposition doesnt, for me, justify some of the editing choices. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); FOR ALL THAT LOVE THIS MOVIE AS MUCH AS THE ACTRESSES. We want to ignore our own problems and avoid having our vibes killed by hearing about anybody else's. French director Abdellatif Kechiche's controversial, three-hour coming-of-age love story jumps from close-up to close-up of . This is simply my personal stance. perhaps years if you happen to be in Adeles shoes, or worse, Emma and somewhere along the way, we are either Adele, Emma or a combination of both. ''For me, a shoot is a human adventure, and in every adventure you have some conflict. Yes, it's a romantic clich, but the connection between the two characters is palpable and, as they fall in love, you can't help being reminded of how it feels to meet someone you really like: as though you are the only two people in the world. and so many more (it would be cool to see how much the full movie tracked with the book). In fact, in his interviews, Kechiche says I like Adele and can see her living to an advanced age, but not I can see her getting together with someone and being happy. This shows pretty well that he doesnt care about the characters and merely uses them as a means of manipulating his audience. Sooner or later, shell have to be autonomous in some way, because otherwise, she wont survive in a realistic world. He chases after her but goes in the wrong direction, while Adle walks off into the distance. Her relationship with Emma grows into more than just friends as she is the only person with whom she can express herself openly. [And I AM a guy, lol], On a side note: I remember the first time I watched it, (on Netflix) cuddled up with my partner sharing a healthy snack of buttered popcorn and an xtra large hot fudge sundae (with peanuts!! Jury President Spielberg explained: The film is a great love story that made all of us feel privileged to be a fly on the wall, to see this story of deep love and deep heartbreak evolve from the beginning. In fact I think it is Adeles love for life that makes her so vulnerable and so sensitive. Kechiche appeals to the natural rhythms of a film to justify his editing choices, but I have no idea what that means. Thats not how you make a film. At least for now, she has to turn her back on Emma, and face the world with a clean start. Adle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. [33], In terms of cinematography, the shot/reverse shot scenes in the film were simultaneously shot with two different cameras. Blue straddles the divide between art film and erotica with a specificity previously unseen, but while its sex scenes are far longer than viewers of nonpornographic movies are accustomed to, and the actresses wholeheartedly throw themselves into them, the auteur's hand cannot be completely removed from our experience of the film. I agree with the almost universal that the ending was horrible . Adeles friends will help her through her problem, and probably talk with Emma about what she did to Adele. [34][35] Another characteristic aspect of Blue's cinematography is the predominance of close-ups. Emma is in a committed partnership with Lise and helps raise Lise's three-year-old daughter. She dates men but finds no satisfaction with them sexually, and is rejected by a female friend who she does desire. There is no question that making Blue is the Warmest Colour was intense, immersive and extremely demanding, especially for Exarchopoulos, who was only 18 and dropped out of school to make the film. This isnt just from an ethical perspective. Their relationship grows tense as they have little in common. [4] Seven hundred and fifty hours of dailies were shot. Watching Blue Is the Warmest Color , I realized that most of the time we treat each other like shit because we're terrified of relationships. Speaking to IndieWire on the preparation for her role, Seydoux said, "During those ten months [before shooting] I was already meeting with him and being directed. Was Adele more of an professional assistant to Emma at the end, than a lover? Director Abdellatif Kechiche spends three grueling hours painting an incredibly intimate picture of a relationship, from the fuzzy beginning, through the wobbling uncertainty in the middle, to the dismal end. Why dedicate a hopeless film to people who need hope? nicely written and I appreciate this blog cause you can say the same about Emma that you wished for Adele. "[28] In the film, Adle's parents seem oblivious to her love affair with Emma and politely greet her under the impression that she is Adle's philosophy tutor. 1.It's French. ''At least it's a classified illness.''. As she grows indifferent to her male classmates after a fumbled sexual experience, Adle finds herself filled with profound and unprecedented feelings--the unexpected result of a chance encounter with a mysterious blue-haired woman. I like to be tested. [4] Further criticism targeted disrupted working patterns and salaries. As a cynic, I never thought I'd find myself writing this, but the main lesson I took from Blue Is the Warmest Color is to seize the day and be unafraid of intimacy. He brings the camera so close to the faces of his actresses that he seems to be trying to make their flesh more familiar to us than his own. I guess the pacing comes down to personal tastes, but I am relieved when it isnt apparent I a movie that the makers have just followed the script from that awful screenwriters manual. 1, 2 and 3. I know it's so hard for you, but you will see, the film will be great and you will have a lot of success with it'.'' [71], More than 40 critics named the film as one of the ten best of 2013. [52], The film was screened in more than 131 territories[53] and was commercially released on 9 October 2013 in France by Wild Bunch with a "12" rating. The art on screen will speak for itself. This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. The truth is it was extremely hard but that's OK. In a blog post, Maroh called the scenes "a brutal and surgical display, exuberant and cold, of so-called lesbian sex, which turned into porn, and made me feel very ill at ease", saying that in the movie theatre, "the hetero-normative laughed because they don't understand it and find the scene ridiculous. Then I remembered that this was a film, too. Adle later leaves and enters a lesbian bar, where some women flirt with her. In The Yale Review, Charles Taylor wrote: "Instead of fencing its young lovers within a petting zoo Kechiche removes the barriers that separate us from them. At the point in their lives, the relationship has gone as far as it has. All smiles: Lea Seydoux (left), director Abdellatif Kechiche and Adele Exarchopoulos in Cannes. The film, directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, a French director of Tunisian origin widely regarded as one of French cinema's small handful of masters, is the story of a great passion between two teenage girls. [25], Kechiche explores how food can evoke varying levels of symbolism, for instance through the sexually suggestive food metaphors of Adle's liking the fat on ham and her learning to eat oysters from Emma. Sometimes it seemed to her she was spending whole days crying. [22][23] The social class division is clear in the two family dinner scenes, with Adle's conservative, working-class family discussing comparatively banal subjects while Emma's more open-minded, middle-class family mainly discusses more existential matters: art, career, life and passion. "[21], One recurring thematic element critics and audiences identified is the division of social class and the exploration of freedom and love between the two central characters. It also occurred to me how often I've wondered whether long-term relationships are really worth the hassle, given that the bad times and break-ups are such an ordeal. [37] Technicians accused Kechiche of harassment, unpaid overtime, and violations of labor laws. While he may be aware that he is now a member of the cultural elite in France for being a critically acclaimed French filmmaker in the birthplace of cinema, among its philosophy, culture, and je ne sais quoi, he is very much aware that he is "not . All that means that we could love, lost, and love again.. The intensity of the characters' physical bond was believable to me -- even dramatically necessary -- and its dissolution heartbreaking. Emma belittles Adle's career but encourages her to pursue writing, while Adle insists she is happy the way she is. When Adle and Emma first meet in a Lille bar there's an immediate energy and spark. "[101], The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. After the opening credits rolled, I tried to figure out what I'd been scared of. Two days later, he told a press conference in Los Angeles that it was obscene for these young women to claim they had suffered. It makes no sense from a storytelling perspective and means his primary goal is to emotionally mess up his audience rather than make a film with intelligence and thought. I also noticed that foreign movies sometimes just ends the movie with some vagueness and leaves it to your interpretations and the directors want the movie to consume your minds for days on end. Here, there isnt one. If it werent, wed all be fucked. The blue hair signifies the stages of Emma and Adele relationship. An interviewer for The Guardian saw Exarchopoulos greet Kechiche warmly in the corridor as they went to their respective interview rooms and asked whether the feud had been exaggerated. Adle (Adle Exarchopoulos) is an introverted 15-year-old high-school student. Further themes are explored in Maroh's novel, such as addiction to prescription pills. ''You can see that we were really suffering. I thought of my parents, their terrible fights and eventual divorce, of my relationships and how it felt to hurt someone and be hurt by someone I loved. And I disagree about the pacing. [42][43], The camerawork and many of Kechiche's directorial decisions give the film a true-to-life feel, which has led audiences to read meaning into it that they derive from their personal experiences. Simply put they are . And its THREE HOURS of suffering. ''It was a brutal and surgical display, exuberant and cold, of so-called lesbian sex, which turned into porn, and [made] me feel very ill at ease,'' she wrote. I really like him as a director. 6.It understands the human condition. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. (The stars previously said the infamous sequence took . Change). At least theres hope for Adele and from her walking out of the gallery and moving forward, is good sign that she can find happiness again. Sure, you get used to it after a while its a movie after all and it does look poetic, but it still doesnt make sense with the rest of the film to me. Published by First Digital Music (BMI) Courtesy of Universal Publishing Production Music. Even if it was unethical, it did make a film excellent and enough to win at Cannes. It received a standing ovation and ranked highest in critics' polls at the festival. I have heard some people criticize Adele Ex as being expressionless as an actress. [55][56][57][58] The film was released on 15 November 2013 in the United Kingdom[59] and on 13 February 2014 in Australia and New Zealand.[60][61][62]. In truth, it isn't sex per se that makes "Blue Is the Warmest Color" problematic; it's the patriarchal anxieties about sex, female appetite and maternity that leach into its sights and sounds. The music, 'On lche rien' ('We will never give up! Halcyon Daze. At 15, Adle (Adle Exarchopoulos) doesn't question: a girl goes out with boys. Adle, a reserved schoolgirl on the cusp of adulthood, can only imagine what real first love is. In front of others, Adle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss. [73] In France, Cahiers du cinma placed the film third on its 2013 Top Ten chart. Don't miss a beat. There was tremendous joy, of course, but its only purpose was to contrast with how horribly the film would end. Gay or straight, if we lose someone and want them back, we will do whatever we canwe will forfeit our dignity, if that's what it takes. Blue Is the Warmest Color: How Much Sex Is Too Much Sex? The film, directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, a French director of Tunisian origin widely regarded as one of French cinema's small handful of masters, is the story of a great passion between two teenage girls. Often, my go-to is the timewhile attending university in a grim coastal townthat I got my head kicked in outside a club by a balding, middle-aged thug in front of my then girlfriend. As Emma grows out of her relationship with Adle and their passion wanes, she removes the blue from her hair and adopts a more natural, conservative hairstyle. And eternal heartbreak in all its wrenching devasatation. Not the resolution of suffering as in the graphic novel, just suffering. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. The way he treats us? To me it has the episodic quality of a dream, it presents scenes, moments of Adeles life, to us and we can fill in the gaps with our imagination. The public feud between the Palme D'Or winners, however, was to have a few more twists. ), is probably going to be around the corner. We SHOULD know what happens to Emma. Written by Jonathan Dix and Beck Goldsmith. It ended up pissing it down with rainEric Cantona scored twice and Chelsea lost 4-0. There was, for example . Toward the film's end, when Adle desperately tries to seduce Emma in an empty bar, begging in vain to rekindle their sexual and emotional connection, it becomes ever clear that this film really isn't about sexual orientation. I didnt like that scene either, because of that element and the les girl gets saved by some dude. Adle congratulates Emma on her success and, after a brief conversation with Samir, leaves. But it's a blue-haired girl she meets on the street who really piques her interest. Some of Adle's old friends attend her surprise 18th birthday party, but Emma does not. Imo, Adele is too abstract and stubborn to find her way alone. We don't want anyone with "baggage," and we don't want honest assessments from others about our flaws. That was at the end of May. Not plot. In its depiction of a young love affair, Blue Is the Warmest Colour is intimate to the point of being claustrophobic. I have some questions about an incident in the final gallery scene that I have not seen addressed anywhere else. [65][66], The film had a limited release in the U.S. and it grossed an estimated $101,116 in its first weekend ending 25 October 2013, with an average of $25,279 for four theatres in New York City and Los Angeles. An incredibly intense and realistic one, but a work of fiction nonetheless. It was powerful and gripping in its honesty and fearlessness. Unethical, it did make a film excellent and enough to win at Cannes on the cusp of adulthood can... 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