The English-language edition was published by Arsenal Pulp Press in 2013. She possesses a real social awareness, she has a real engagement with the world, very similar to my own. Thats not how you make a film. The fact that Kechiche makes us so invested emotionally in these characters means that he should provide a payoff. I want to pay them tribute. The distributor was struggling to reverse this situation. "[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. It was hard to film it and maybe people think I was complaining and being spoiled, but that's not it. 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. ''I want to pay them tribute.''. lesbian couple one chest other for a man.what happens when a lesbian couple cheat each other. [5] During its opening in France on 9 October 2013, the film debuted with a weekend total of $2.3 million on 285 screens for a $8,200 per-screen average. 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. "Blue . 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Due to the films structure and due to common-sense notions about how humans actually operate, there shouldnt be an ambiguous ending. We get our hearts shattered, fair or not, and we often live life wondering if our faults that let to our endless pain, is just that, reality. Is this the point when Adele fully realizes that she was not meant to be a permanent part in the life of Emma? Maroh added, "as a feminist and lesbian spectator, I cannot endorse the direction Kechiche took on these matters. It's healthy. [78], Andrew Chan of the Film Critics Circle of Australia wrote, "Not unlike Wong Kar-wai's most matured effort in cinema, Happy Together, director Abdellatif Kechiche knows love and relationship well and the details he goes about everything is almost breathtaking to endure. While Emma talks to this young woman, Emma turns and grins sheepishly at Adele, just before Lise greets Adele. It has very explicit sex with full nudity and graphic depictions of sex acts, mostly between two women, but one with a man also briefly shows an erect penis. Live For Today. [36], Upon its premiere at the 2013 Cannes Festival, a report from the French Audiovisual and Cinematographic Union (Syndicat des professionnels de l'industrie de l'audiovisuel et du cinma) criticised the crew's working conditions. She ordered lemon tart and when I saw the way she ate it I thought, 'It's her! Is blue, indeed, the warmest colour? On one wall is a nude portrait of Adle that Emma painted during their time together. [4] Further criticism targeted disrupted working patterns and salaries. Emma and Adle kiss, but Emma withdraws, although she admits she does not feel sexually fulfilled. But I'm also looking forward to hearing what other women will think about it. The irony of the film is that while Adle Exarchopoulos' Adle blames herself for the breach she ultimately brings about, her straying is a preemptive act of self-defense, a desperate--and terribly sad -- attempt at connection when the person who is her whole world has already started to slip away. Suffering. So overwhelmed were the members of the Cannes jury that they decided to give the Palme D'Or not only to the director, but, in an unprecedented move, to the two actresses, Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopoulos, as well. Out of loneliness, Adle sleeps with a male colleague. The film follows Adle (Exarchopoulos), a French teenager who discovers desire and freedom as an aspiring painter, Emma (Seydoux), enters her life. 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. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. "[101], The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Her relationship with Emma grows into more than just friends as she is the only person with whom she can express herself openly. [54] In the U.S., it was rated NC-17 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "explicit sexual content". The website responded by suggesting he could be seen as paranoid. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. Exquisitely. "Of course it was kind of humiliating sometimes, I was feeling like a prostitute," Seydoux said of the film's sex scene in an interview with The Independent. The only reason Kechiche doesnt give one, as far as I know, is either because he gave up, or because hes concerned with manipulating his audience first, and caring for people second. Written by Jonathan Dix and Beck Goldsmith. [97][98], Jul Maroh, the author of the graphic novel upon which the film was based, said, "It appears to me this was what was missing on the set: lesbians. That happens with Pedro Almodovars movies, The Skin I Live In or Volver. One Film Comment critic wrote, "As in Kechiche's earlier work, social class, and the divisions it creates, are a vital thread; he even changed the first name of the story's passionate protagonist from Clmentine to that of his actress, partly because it means 'justice' in Arabic. There is a scene in the restaurant where two meet again, after years of separation, the tears that dwell on their eyes shows precisely how much they love each other, yet there is no way they will be together again. At one party, Adle meets Emma's pregnant colleague Lise, gallery owner Joachim, and aspiring actor Samir. '"[27][30][31], La Seydoux was cast as Emma ten months before principal photography began. They described the experience as "horrible" and said they would not work with him again. The scene reminds us that, once we enter a full-on relationship, we emotionally put ourselves on the line. [32] Shooting took place in Lille, Roubaix, and Livin. 4.It is as fascinated by the heart and the mind as the body. They can stir feelings of happiness, sadness, excitement, hunger, or relaxation. It ended up pissing it down with rainEric Cantona scored twice and Chelsea lost 4-0. Similarly, I see the ending of BLUE as quite bad. I was reminded of times I deliberately said things I knew would cut people, knowing how shit it would make them feel, but doing it anyway. In front of others, Adle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss. When her openly gay best friend takes her out on the town, she . Long response ahead, lol And thanks for replying. '), by the Algerian-born Kaddour Haddadi, is the official song of the French Communist Party. [64], Blue Is the Warmest Colour grossed a worldwide total of $19,492,879. Director Abdellatif Kechiche takes his audience oppressively close to his. It traces their affair from flirtation through a bitter break-up and its melancholy aftermath with such force of feeling that you seem to be living their lives yourself. I think that is nuts, to me the fact that she can go from teenage-girl blank to totally ecstatic, or totally devastated within the same story is a marvel. In the meantime, thanks for allowing me a soapbox for my rants, Hong. Written by Dennis Winslow, Robert J. Walsh , Ronn L. Chick. Then for a time I really resented the ending, kind of feeling like you RC just let down. She was joyful in marching against austerity, for LGBT rights with Emma, she took joy (and solace) in eating, her dancing was joyous, she took joy in her children, and there is even joy in the incredible relationship she had with her hair! The film spends time filming conflicts, emotions, and feelings in great, gory detail. Colors are effective communication tools with the power to evoke emotions. [13] Exarchopoulos and Seydoux also received the Palme as a special prize. 10 Video Games That Need a Live Action Adaptation. Adele watches this situation from a few feet away. [69], On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of 204 critics have given the film a positive review, with an average rating of 8.20/10. The swirl of hostility, accusations and counter-accusations, retribution and jeering from the wings that has enveloped Blue is the Warmest Colour, the French erotic epic that was the toast of last year's Cannes Film Festival, makes most of Hollywood's catfights look pale by comparison. But the concept was only finalized a few years later when Kechiche chanced upon Maroh's graphic novel and he saw how he could link his screenplay about a schoolteacher with Maroh's love story between two young women. Blue Is the Warmest Colour is likely to be 2013's most powerful film and easily one of the best."[79]. Life is much harder. I really like him as a director. By the end of September, after another triumphant outing at the Toronto Film Festival, Kechiche was telling the press the film should never be released because it was ''too sullied'' and it would be impossible for anyone to view the film ''with a clean heart and a watchful eye''. With a distinction no less effective for being understated, Blue empathizes with what people navigating the closet must undergo while matter-of-factly airing the beauty of living openly. That was at the end of May. He met teachers "who felt very strongly about reading, painting, writing" and was inspired to develop a script that charts the personal life and career of a female French teacher. [27], Although Maroh's story takes precedence in the adaptation, Adle's character, named "Clmentine" in the book, differs from the original, as explored by Charles Taylor in The Yale Review: "The novel includes scenes of the girls being discovered in bed and thrown out of the house and speeches like What's horrible is that people kill each other for oil and commit genocide, not that they give their love to someone. Performed by studio musicians. Your culture and entertainment cheat-sheet. It was powerful and gripping in its honesty and fearlessness. The blue hair signifies the stages of Emma and Adele relationship. [33], In terms of cinematography, the shot/reverse shot scenes in the film were simultaneously shot with two different cameras. Kechiche shouldnt arbitrarily make the ending an exception to this trend. However I was alright with this ending artistically. [26], Director and screenwriter Abdellatif Kechiche developed the premise for Blue Is the Warmest Colour while directing his second feature film, Games of Love and Chance (2003). I dont think Kechiche understands his own film, TBH. Chances are, many will share your perspective point of view! [9][10][11], At the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, the film unanimously won the Palme d'Or from the official jury and the FIPRESCI Prize. [39] Exarchopoulos later said of the rift: "It was real, but it was not as big as it looks. The intensity of the characters' physical bond was believable to me -- even dramatically necessary -- and its dissolution heartbreaking. I'm not saying that negatively. [49], Reviewer Spencer Wolff noted Adle's political stance, which changes as her life experiences change and reflect her alternating views: "Framed by black and Arab faces, Adle marches in a protest to demand better funding for education. [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]. Its real. BLUE IS. Blue Is the Warmest Color 2013 | Maturity rating: 18 | 2h 52m | Romantic Films Determined to fall in love, 15-year-old Adele is focused on boys. Through the eyes of Adle we experience the breathless excitement of first love and first physical contact, but then, inevitably, all the other experiences that make life the way it is All of these are beautifully documented". Sometimes it seemed to her she was spending whole days crying. seriously?) He added, "What was decisive during our meeting was her take on society: She's very much tuned in to the world around her. Blue is the Warmest Colour is quite extraordinary. [4] Seven hundred and fifty hours of dailies were shot. ''It was like a constant improvisation,'' she says. Whether you become utterly enraptured by the film or want to bolt from the theater will likely depend not on your inhibitions regarding female nudity and explicit sexuality but rather your feelings about the oeuvre of such Gallic masters as Agns Jaoui, Andr Tchin, Catherine Breillat and Big (Grand)Daddy Eric Rohmer. Then I remembered that this was a film, too. 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. Adle, a reserved schoolgirl on the cusp of adulthood, can only imagine what real first love is. He wrote: "Kechiche's film is three hours long, and the only problem with that running time is that I could have happily watched it for another seven. Abdellatif records a lot of takes, so that you can let go.''. In the movie it shows the progression of two characters who are go through pursuit of love, sex, and career ambition. This isnt just from an ethical perspective. Blue is the Warmest Color triumphantly revealed love in the extremes, both in its beauty and in its monstrosity. (if not then wasnt she evicted from her own house she cohabited with Emma?) ), is probably going to be around the corner. 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. By the time they reached America, however, this reflective series of observations had been recast as fury. Watching Blue is the Warmest Color is an awfully carnal affair. If it werent, wed all be fucked. He could ''retrieve the young man I was at one point'', but he also wanted to mark the point of generational change. This is when Adele questions herself, her true self. Adle is happy with her job as a kindergarten teacher but has not moved on: she is still deeply in love with Emma. [106] This was also the first film adapted from a graphic novel or a comic to win the Palme d'Or. Maybe he wants to make an continuation, that is something we wont know for sure, but only that Lea stated she would not work with him, so a continuation without her is pretty much nonsense. But when it ended, I was like.. Life is such and Adele got what she deserved ..or not, depending on my mood. 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. She sleeps with Thomas, a boy from school, but is ultimately dissatisfied and ends their relationship. , This Is Not Lesbian Pornography: Blue Is The Warmest Color,Defended, What the Critics Are Saying AboutBlue Is the Warmest Colors SexScene, Aperu: Rencontre avec Adle Exarchopoulos et LaSeydoux, Cinema TV La Vie DAdle Blue is the WarmestColor, Interview de La Seydoux, Adle Exarchopoulos et AbdellatifKechiche. Individual scenes were done dozens of times. The fact that he omitted so much exposition means that theres no motivation for the characters to have the obviously-intense feelings they have. Either way, both column inches and word of mouth earned the film a level of infamy that put me in a state of anxiety before I'd even seen it. Frustration doesnt mean that for me as well, it just means that it got to me, and Kechiche was very successful into getting under everyones skin. Adle is a high school student who is beginning to explore herself as a woman. 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. Name another contemporary movie that is solely interested in the world of a young woman -- and that spends nearly three hours exploring it. Show More Super. At the point in their lives, the relationship has gone as far as it has. The music does signal a new beginning for Adele thank you Irreverence for pointing this out to me! Is this true of the Blue winning team? A better interpretation is, perhaps, this: He gave up, knowing that to go on would take even more energy from him, and possibly drive him, his cast, and his crew up the wall. Although this comes not from Kechiche himself but from Exarchopoulos, there have been racist jibes on the internet about an Arab persuading young French girls to take off their clothes. ''In every shoot, between the actor and the director there is manipulation. In a film, there needs to be a point. 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.. I had taken her for lunch at a brasserie. This fan appears very enamored of Emma. Many people focused purely on the sex , labeling the film a gratuitous lesbian romp. [7] The film generated controversy,[8] much of it about allegations by the crew and lead actresses of poor working conditions on set and the film's raw depiction of sexuality. On a related note, the fact that he dedicated this hopeless, nihilistic film to the youth of Tunisia is especially galling. The novel tells a love story between two young women in France at the end of the 1990s.. Abdellatif Kechiche directed a film adaptation in 2013 . This article originally appeared on VICE UK. The public feud between the Palme D'Or winners, however, was to have a few more twists. An incredibly intense and realistic one, but a work of fiction nonetheless. I remember having an oh-oh kind of feeling towards the end of that final scene, like: oh no they are going to end this with the Les girl saved by the hetero guy!, Yeah, I think that guy IS Kechiche. Samir discusses America with Adle while the others discuss sex, and the two become friends. Part of what makes Blue so gripping is the nature of its mixed marriage between artist and non-artist (and working class versus privileged elite). Parents need to know that Blue Is the Warmest Color is a French drama with English subtitles that chronicles a high school girl as she matures emotionally and sexually over about 10 years. Emma is in a committed partnership with Lise and helps raise Lise's three-year-old daughter. [107] The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 71st Golden Globe Awards and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language. As for the pace, I agree that the film is more feeling than exposition. Yet, soon after she begins her relationship with Emma, we see Adle marching again, hip-to-hip with her new lover, at a gay pride parade. [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. ''How, when you are adored, when you go up on the red carpet, when we receive awards, can we speak of suffering?''. [14] Many critics declared it one of the best films of 2013.[15][16][17]. [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. This movie was considered controversial due to its erotic scenes and taboo storyline. 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. 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. Its open to interpretation, but its not in line with the rest of the series and comes across as pretentious. Not the visceral tugging of heartstrings. Kechiche felt that Seydoux "shared her character's beauty, voice, intelligence and freedom" and that she has "something of an Arabic soul". Adeles friends will help her through her problem, and probably talk with Emma about what she did to Adele. I thought of my incredulous anger, confusion, and frantic questioning when I myself had been mistreated, wondering how something that was meant to be good could make me feel so hopeless. Yesterday, I was lucky to see two movies that were in contention for Palme d'Or in a local festival as special screenings. [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. ''At least it's a classified illness.''. The music, 'On lche rien' ('We will never give up! I respect your opinion, Hong, and I thank you for tolerating mine so far, but I cannot say that this ending is good anymore. Kechiche responded with fury of his own. In the sense that I want to see more and more of both of these characters, I hate to see this movie end, period. 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. You can't be scared of relationships just because of their potential to cause pain when they end. [100] In December 2013, it received the Louis Delluc Prize for best French film. [37] Technicians accused Kechiche of harassment, unpaid overtime, and violations of labor laws. [63] As Blue Is the Warmest Colour, the film was also released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in Canada on 25 February 2014 by Mongrel Media, in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2014 by Artificial Eye and on 18 June 2014, in Australia by Transmission Films. [45][46] The colour blue is used extensively throughout the filmfrom the lighting in the gay club Adle visits to the dress she wears in the last scene and most notably in Emma's hair and eyes. But some academics have questioned the film's treatment of lesbian sexuality, given that it was directed by a heterosexual man. Anyone who has seen Shortbus, John Cameron Mitchell's unique, oddly touching film about the quest for connection and the unsimulated mechanics of how humans actually go about it cannot help but view the way sex unfolds in nonpornographic films with a somewhat refocused eye. Like optimism, thats not a realistic way to view the world, nor is it something that a group of people who need hope (the group he tried dedicating the film to in a weird move at Cannes) should see or need to see. . Im sorry. We see her struggles and we see her attempts to work through them. He himself has admitted to being pessimistic in interviews. 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. Perhaps Im making too much of this event. In private, says Kechiche, Seydoux wept with joy. In the same interview, Exarchopoulos recounted how the director drove them on during a scene of a break-up. The ending isnt great if you are looking for a definite ending for Adele. Change). The two part with apologies and tears. At 15, Adle (Adle Exarchopoulos) doesn't question: a girl goes out with boys. He makes you care about these characters and then drops them. 6.It understands the human condition. If we were to use this logic, what's the point in enjoying anything? I wrote that I was pretty frustrated, but I thought it was realistic, and that is in the sense that its reality. It received a standing ovation and ranked highest in critics' polls at the festival. Together, Adle and Emma explore social acceptance, sexuality, and the emotional spectrum of their maturing relationship. Having no implausible exposition doesnt, for me, justify some of the editing choices. My questions: Do you think that this young woman is Emmas next Adele? 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