, 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. Adle and Emma grow closer and kiss at a picnic. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. I really like him as a director. I think I would feel less satisfied with an ending that closed the circle on a story. 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. [39] Exarchopoulos later said of the rift: "It was real, but it was not as big as it looks. I much prefer Kechiches ending. For me, a shoot is a human adventure, and in every adventure you have some conflict. [54] In the U.S., it was rated NC-17 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "explicit sexual content". In front of others, Adle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss. The ending isnt great if you are looking for a definite ending for Adele. At one party, Adle meets Emma's pregnant colleague Lise, gallery owner Joachim, and aspiring actor Samir. [74], In The Daily Telegraph, Robbie Collin awarded the film a maximum of five stars and tipped it to win the Palme d'Or. [33], In terms of cinematography, the shot/reverse shot scenes in the film were simultaneously shot with two different cameras. Sometimes they worked for 18 hours a day, although on other days Kechiche announced they were just going to drink coffee and talk. Colors are effective communication tools with the power to evoke emotions. Life is much harder. Hes trying to be a white knight for the character of Adele, and then distances himself from it because she has to deal with it on her own even though she probably cant. After her realization, Adele realizes that she must walk out and turn the corner on her relationship with Emma. In the sense that I want to see more and more of both of these characters, I hate to see this movie end, period. Any future without the person who has transformed Adle's life, no matter whom she tries to fill her loneliness with, will be a hollow one. The final film is often very meandering, and often purposeless. ''How, when you are adored, when you go up on the red carpet, when we receive awards, can we speak of suffering?''. Adle (Adle Exarchopoulos) is an introverted 15-year-old high-school student. And moreover, if there is an answer, Kechiche should say what the fuck it is, since hes spent the entire film exploring how humans operate on an intimate level. I didn't get beaten up, lose the cup final, or get a viral disease watching Blue Is the Warmest Color, but I'd be lying if I said seeing it wasn't one of my most painful, draining experiences I've ever been through. '', Both actresses had said similar things at Cannes, when the film was in its first heady rush of success. I agree with the almost universal that the ending was horrible . 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. "[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. 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!! I dont think Kechiche understands his own film, TBH. It's healthy. Your culture and entertainment cheat-sheet. To me, she said: ''I don't know whether it has really changed me, but it's made me develop and grow. 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. 6.It understands the human condition. [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. That an actress who grew up in Paris can be so resonant-expressive to a woman who grew up in Minnesota I find wonderous. Is this the point when Adele fully realizes that she was not meant to be a permanent part in the life of Emma? 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I don't mind that it was hard. Together, Adle and Emma explore social acceptance, sexuality, and the emotional spectrum of their maturing relationship. Otherwise, its a meandering mess with no meaning whatsoever. "[101], The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. While sitting in the movie theater for 3 hrs, I was wondering, WHEN WILL THIS END?? Living in the massive cesspool of ambition, greed, and "luxury apartments" that is London, everyone is obsessed with their jobs, their friends, and their incredibly important lives. He didn't just shoot on set, either. 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. ''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. but honest and appropriate. 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. It ended up pissing it down with rainEric Cantona scored twice and Chelsea lost 4-0. Out of loneliness, Adle sleeps with a male colleague. The stories about him, he told French magazine Telerama, had left him feeling ''humiliated, disgraced. Blue is the Warmest Colour opens on Thursday. Adle's friend, the openly gay Valentin, takes her to a gay dance bar. She sleeps with Thomas, a boy from school, but is ultimately dissatisfied and ends their relationship. That being said I would love to see any uncut footage that might fill in the story gapslike what happened to Valentin? There was tremendous joy, of course, but its only purpose was to contrast with how horribly the film would end. ''For me, a shoot is a human adventure, and in every adventure you have some conflict. [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. 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. One thing I adore about this movie, (and something it is often criticized for) is how it doesnt force a plot on the viewer by scene after scene of implausible exposition. Kechiche is 52. At the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, Blue Is the Warmest Color became the first same-sex romance to win the Palme d'Or. 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. But no. 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. Chances are, many will share your perspective point of view! 2. If you need to flag this entry as abusive. So much noise has surrounded the release of Abdellatif Kechiche's controversial Palme D'Or-winning film that several clarifying points may help potential viewers navigate the sound and fury. Abdellatif records a lot of takes, so that you can let go.''. seriously?) Her relationship with Emma grows into more than just friends as she is the only person with whom she can express herself openly. For three hours. Yet the film undeniably and searingly captures the branding power of great love, the alchemy between two people whose chemistry will always be explosive. 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. Id have to say that I disagree with your assessment. Starring: La Seydoux,Adle Exarchopoulos,Salim Kechiouche Watch all you want. Not plot. '', Kechiche's problem, she said, was his naivety. I think a lot of his exposition is related to the literary reveals he makes throughout the movie, (especially the poetry reference in the last teaching scene) I think they form a plot that is more feeling than exposition. 10 Video Games That Need a Live Action Adaptation. There was, for example . Whyd Kechiche reduce such a feeling of hope to the ambiguous sound of a hang player rather than actually show it after so much build-up? Adle also references Pablo Picasso a number of times,[47][48] who famously went through a melancholy Blue Period. Not according to him. It depicts their relationship from Adle's high school years to her early adult life and career as a schoolteacher. [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. 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. [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. 8.Actors' (and directors') feelings about their own work should not enter into the discussion. I was able to realise to how great an extent, as I spent a whole year with her between the time she was chosen for the role and the end of shooting." Why should the ending of the film, or certain key plot points throughout, be an exception to this rule? [73] In France, Cahiers du cinma placed the film third on its 2013 Top Ten chart. "[40] In a January 2014 interview, Seydoux clarified: "I'm still very happy with this film. Emma and Adle kiss, but Emma withdraws, although she admits she does not feel sexually fulfilled. The way he treats us? He added, "What was decisive during our meeting was her take on society: She's very much tuned in to the world around her. But it's a blue-haired girl she meets on the street who really piques her interest. [102][103][104] Kechiche dedicated the award to "the youth of France" and the Tunisian Revolution, where "they have the aspiration to be free, to express themselves and love in full freedom". Im just saying theres no reason for him to leave it vague, other than if he just ran out of energy. "[92][93][94][95] After a test screening of selected scenes for a lesbian audience, one viewer said that it was "hot at the beginning, and then it got ridiculous when they kept switching sex positions every ten seconds" and that it was like an infomercial designed to address all the sexual acts lesbians can engage in. Blue Is the Warmest Colour is likely to be 2013's most powerful film and easily one of the best."[79]. For Kechiche, this technique not only facilitates editing but also adds beauty to the scene that feels more truthful. And I disagree about the pacing. 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". We SHOULD know what happens to Adele. [18] She passes an older woman with short blue hair in the streets one day and is instantly attracted. It shouldn't be seen as a cautionary tale to put people off relationships, but rather an honest portrayal of their meaningful ups and downs. BLUE IS. Is blue, indeed, the warmest colour? ''It was like a constant improvisation,'' she says. The gay and queer people laughed because it's not convincing, and found it ridiculous. 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. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); FOR ALL THAT LOVE THIS MOVIE AS MUCH AS THE ACTRESSES. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. You can't be scared of relationships just because of their potential to cause pain when they end. 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. That really, really sucked. This is when Adele questions herself, her true self. 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. [72] In 2016, the film was named the 45th best film of the 21st century in a poll of 177 film critics from around the world. "[75] Writing for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw added that "it is genuinely passionate film-making" and changed his star rating for the film to five out of five stars after previously having awarded it only four. I am not strong like Emma, though I wish to be, or not. That was harsh Maybe I should give Kechiche the benefit of the doubt. Im sorry. Once I had left the theater, it dawned on me: What scared and affected me most about Blue Is the Warmest Color was its warts-and-all depiction of a human relationship. We dont know what the future holds for Adele, for Emma and for their relationship; it is frustrating for me . And among the only people we didn't hear giggling were the potential guys too busy feasting their eyes on an incarnation of their fantasies on screen". Many people focused purely on the sex , labeling the film a gratuitous lesbian romp. 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. He also dodges an opportunity to clear the air on the correct interpretation because, again, he doesnt care. Not character development. She ordered lemon tart and when I saw the way she ate it I thought, 'It's her! [4] Seven hundred and fifty hours of dailies were shot. 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. The shoot, supposed to take two months, took five. But when it ended, I was like.. Life is such and Adele got what she deserved ..or not, depending on my mood. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. While Emma talks to this young woman, Emma turns and grins sheepishly at Adele, just before Lise greets Adele. Show More Super. [32] Shooting took place in Lille, Roubaix, and Livin. Speaking to The Guardian in November, Exarchopoulos confirmed that ''this film is the best thing I have done in my life''. I'm not saying that negatively. 2.It's entirely concerned with the inner life and outer experiences of a girl. 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. I felt like a prostitute. The blue-haired woman, art student Emma (La Seydoux), is there and intervenes, claiming Adle is her cousin. 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 . On a related note, the fact that he dedicated this hopeless, nihilistic film to the youth of Tunisia is especially galling. Someone comes up to Emma and says "what a pick up artist!". The public feud between the Palme D'Or winners, however, was to have a few more twists. Oh I thought there was tremendous joy in the movie, and tremendous tragedy (the tragedy of the inevitable), and suffering of course. Viewers who come alive when French is spoken -- and lament the American inability to emulate that je ne sais quoi sensibility, the light-yet-profound examination of corners of human existence large and small -- will find Blue intimately compelling, even transporting, as it unhurriedly unfolds its tale of intellectual and artistic striving, sexual communion and the indelible impact of first love. Blue Is the Warmest Colour Ending Explained Ge_Krystal.303 May 13, 2022 Pin On Final Major 1 Blue Is The Warmest Color Blue Is The Warmest Colour Warm Colors Film Blue Is The Warmest Color How Is The Movie Different From The Book Blue Is The Warmest Colour Review A Searingly Frank And Intimate Account The Independent The Independent After Emma shows up at the school, Adle's friends suspect her of being a lesbian and ostracise her. [14] Many critics declared it one of the best films of 2013.[15][16][17]. It had a limited release at four theatres in New York City and Los Angeles on 25 October 2013, and expanded gradually in subsequent weeks. If he cared about the character, he would. . [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 stars previously said the infamous sequence took . ''I want to pay them tribute.''. 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