Its like the ending of the series THE SOPRANOS, which ends abruptly with a black screen. However, for all his claims about trying to capture life, he doesnt. Emma spends more time at the party with Lise. [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. 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. Before its release, Blue Is the Warmest Color was hyped intensely. Kechiche shouldnt arbitrarily make the ending an exception to this trend. Perhaps one of the most significant differences between the families is that Emma's is aware of their lesbian relationship, while Adle's conservative parents are led to believe the women are just friends. She ordered lemon tart and when I saw the way she ate it I thought, 'It's her! Clementine is a junior in high school who seems average enough: she has friends, family, and the romantic attention of the boys in her school. La Seydoux's Emma is an irresistible monster -- a painter who lives and breathes her work, who falls passionately in love with her subjects but who can't sustain interest in anything she can't make use of in her art. I thought the actresses did an excellent job of portraying that joy. 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. As with many male fantasies of lesbianism, the film centers on the erotic success and affective failures of relations between women". Director Abdellatif Kechiche takes his audience oppressively close to his. but honest and appropriate. At Cannes, the film shocked some critics with its long and graphic sex scenes (although fake genitalia were used),[80][39] leading them to speculate that it might require editing before screening in cinemas. For him, Adele isnt an character that he cares about. Adle later leaves and enters a lesbian bar, where some women flirt with her. I didnt like that scene either, because of that element and the les girl gets saved by some dude. Of his intention to portray young people, Kechiche said: "I almost wish I was born now, because young people seem to be much more beautiful and brighter than my generation. For Kechiche, this technique not only facilitates editing but also adds beauty to the scene that feels more truthful. Here, there isnt one. Please try again later. It took the fourth spot in its first weekend, which was seen as a "notably good showing because of its nearly three-hour length". I think I have become grown up and mature.''. Watching Blue Is the Warmest Color demands introspection and self-analysis. In the years that follow, the two women move in together. At one party, Adle meets Emma's pregnant colleague Lise, gallery owner Joachim, and aspiring actor Samir. "[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. We SHOULD know what happens to Valentin. But I'm also looking forward to hearing what other women will think about it. 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. Kechiche responded with fury of his own. 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. Maroh added, "as a feminist and lesbian spectator, I cannot endorse the direction Kechiche took on these matters. [67] The film grossed $2,199,787 in the U.S. 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. The film, about a love affair between the actresses' characters, includes a graphic sex scene that has been the source of much debate. [3][87], In The Australian, David Stratton wrote, "If the film were just a series of sex scenes it would, of course, be problematic, but it's much, much more than that. At the beginning of their first encounter, it is her blue hair that makes Emma stand out most among the crowd, and it is the reason why Adele could not get the image of the blue hair girl out of her mind. (LogOut/ Having no implausible exposition doesnt, for me, justify some of the editing choices. "[101], The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Individual scenes were done dozens of times. He doesnt follow through with the thing hes set up. Life is much harder. 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. La Vie d'Adle Chapitres 1 & 2 was released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD in France by Wild Side on 26 February 2014, and in North America, as Blue is the Warmest Color, through The Criterion Collection on 25 February 2014. 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). It cannily reveals the charms and dangers of loving an artist. 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. [20], One critic has suggested that the film is not a lesbian film, highlighting the exploration of Adle's bisexuality. And eternal heartbreak in all its wrenching devasatation. Yet the film undeniably and searingly captures the branding power of great love, the alchemy between two people whose chemistry will always be explosive. [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. Not character development. 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'.'' Part of HuffPost Entertainment. [74], In The Daily Telegraph, Robbie Collin awarded the film a maximum of five stars and tipped it to win the Palme d'Or. The scene reminds us that, once we enter a full-on relationship, we emotionally put ourselves on the line. [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!! 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. 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. ''At least it's a classified illness.''. Someone comes up to Emma and says what a pick up artist! Adele watches this situation from a few feet away. Like most relationships, everything is taut and exciting at the beginning. I guess what Im trying to say, however badly, is that the films entire theme is a neurotic obsession with suffering. She tells Adle that she no longer loves her, but that their relationship was special and she will always have "infinite tenderness" for her. I much prefer Kechiches ending. 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. It is an extraordinary, prolonged popping-candy explosion of pleasure, sadness, anger, lust and hope, and contained within it although only just are the two best performances of the festival, from Adle Exarchopoulos and La Seydoux. I am not strong like Emma, though I wish to be, or not. Some of Adle's old friends attend her surprise 18th birthday party, but Emma does not. He might as well have flipped everyone off. We SHOULD know what happens to Adele. According to the report, crew members said the production occurred in a "heavy" atmosphere with behaviour close to "moral harassment," which led some to quit. What really happened on the Blue is the Warmest Colour set. How far has Emma progressed through the course of the movie? But the saga has left Kechiche feeling deflated. Sorry. Was Adele more of an professional assistant to Emma at the end, than a lover? Their relationship grows tense as they have little in common. Your culture and entertainment cheat-sheet. Exquisitely. Performed by studio musicians. 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. 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''. We want to ignore our own problems and avoid having our vibes killed by hearing about anybody else's. He also looks at how food can be indicative of social class. '', Both actresses had said similar things at Cannes, when the film was in its first heady rush of success. Significant plot points and character motivations that should have been explored (you seriously expect us to believe CLASS DIFFERENCES were what drove them apart, Kechiche? It's about everyday people, and banal scenes like the family dinner at Adle's housefilmed with such care and intimate, close up cameraworkmade me think this could very easily be my life, and that the same question applies to both me and Adle: "Who wants to sit around risking nothing, feeling neither pleasure nor pain?". Adle, a reserved schoolgirl on the cusp of adulthood, can only imagine what real first love is. To declare that there were times they wanted to give up, even that they wouldn't want to go through it again, is not an indictment. But its too much feeling, and just because its feeling-based or off-script or improvised doesnt mean Kechiche has to avoid basic elements of how to tell a story. 4.It is as fascinated by the heart and the mind as the body. lesbian couple one chest other for a man.what happens when a lesbian couple cheat each other. This post will be a little long, and a little in-depth, but Id really like to explain why. Sometimes they worked for 18 hours a day, although on other days Kechiche announced they were just going to drink coffee and talk. ), is probably going to be around the corner. Adle becomes an elementary school teacher, while Emma tries to advance her painting career by throwing frequent house parties. 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. La Seydoux and Exarchopoulos Adele: I know what youre wondering: are we really slept together? The truth is it was extremely hard but that's OK. Many people focused purely on the sex , labeling the film a gratuitous lesbian romp. Three years later, the two meet at a restaurant. Not getting involved in committed relationships, marriage or otherwise, because of a fear of them coming to an end is a cop-out. I hope she will find another woman who is strong and good (like Emma) and accept this womans love with an open mind as well as open arms. but worse, we have the same ending but if we are fortunate, maybe twice as much. 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. The final film is often very meandering, and often purposeless. The website responded by suggesting he could be seen as paranoid. The film spends time filming conflicts, emotions, and feelings in great, gory detail. Theres sensitivity somewhere deep down in him, but its irretrievably lost due to the layers of pretension and bitterness, probably from his own life experiences. [76][77] Stephen Garrett of The New York Observer wrote that the film was "nothing less than a triumph" and "a major work of sexual awakening". [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. ''I almost wish I was born now, because young people seem to be much more beautiful and brighter than my generation,'' he said. We live in a time where most of us demand instant gratification. and, of course she finds sublime joy in making love to Emma. 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. 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 isn't a film about super heroes, mafia bosses, or Wall Street traders. 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. Starring: La Seydoux,Adle Exarchopoulos,Salim Kechiouche Watch all you want. 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. [105] At Cannes it also won the FIPRESCI Prize. . While The Past further amazed me about Farhadi's recent work, I was let down by the winner of Palme d'Or Blue is the Warmest Color. Hit her again'! [37] Technicians accused Kechiche of harassment, unpaid overtime, and violations of labor laws. ''On one side are obsessive perfectionists, on the other self-involved exhibitionists, or so the theory goes.'' 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. 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. The film's premise is based on the 2010 graphic novel of the same name by Jul Maroh. Adele did mention that they filmed Adeles suicide but Kechiche decided not to use that ending. This is simply my personal stance. 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. ''For me, a shoot is a human adventure, and in every adventure you have some conflict. However I was alright with this ending artistically. [6], Production began in March 2012 and lasted five months. Thats not how you make a film. 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. My nether regions swelled up to grapefruit-like proportions and I degenerated into a state of dehydrated delirium, a sweat-bathed figure talking in nonsensical riddles and vomiting for a fortnight at my mum's house. ''How indecent to talk about pain when doing one of the best jobs in the world!'' But both of them had expected it to be hard. Emma and Adle become friends. Thank you Hong for your efforts in making this available to us! A still from Blue is the Warmest Colour.Credit:Transmission Films. Its real. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. It ended up pissing it down with rainEric Cantona scored twice and Chelsea lost 4-0. 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. Its French candor, its unwavering camera, and the way in which it captures exactly what it feels like to ache for another human being. We dont know what the future holds for Adele, for Emma and for their relationship; it is frustrating for me . He could ''retrieve the young man I was at one point'', but he also wanted to mark the point of generational change. A discussion about Blue is the Warmest Color winning the Palme d'Or. Is this the point when Adele fully realizes that she was not meant to be a permanent part in the life of Emma? My mind also occasionally returns to 1994a youthful, more optimistic time in my lifewhen my dad took me to watch Chelsea vs. Manchester United in the FA Cup Final. For me, a shoot is a human adventure, and in every adventure you have some conflict. Simply put they are . 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. Approximately 800 hours of footage were shot, including extensive B-roll footage, with Kechiche trimming the final cut to 180 minutes. 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. She dreams of something more. Performed by Jonathan Dix and Beck Goldsmith. . While sitting in the movie theater for 3 hrs, I was wondering, WHEN WILL THIS END?? 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. Cinematographer Sofian El Fani used the Canon EOS C300 camera with Angnieux zoom lenses, and the entire production was undertaken in a digital workflow. 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. Don't miss a beat. 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. If he thinks Adele finds happiness, he should show it, since the rest of the film is about Adeles life and her ways of dealing with various problems. He chases after her but goes in the wrong direction, while Adle walks off into the distance. 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 . 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Adle's friend, the openly gay Valentin, takes her to a gay dance bar. 1, 2 and 3. 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. Emma belittles Adle's career but encourages her to pursue writing, while Adle insists she is happy the way she is. Blue Is The Warmest Color is also easily available to rent or purchase from prices beginning at $2.99 from Amazon, Vudu, iTunes or Microsoft. 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. French director Abdellatif Kechiche's controversial, three-hour coming-of-age love story jumps from close-up to close-up of . We want the fun of flirting followed by the endorphin rush of sex. "[44], Blue Is the Warmest Colour is also filled with visual symbolism. 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. </p> <p>Is this the point when Adele fully realizes that she was not meant to be a permanent part in the life of Emma? ''Sometimes she was saying, 'Oh, this is very difficult', and I was saying, 'Think about the film. I really like him as a director. [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. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Adle also references Pablo Picasso a number of times,[47][48] who famously went through a melancholy Blue Period. On one wall is a nude portrait of Adle that Emma painted during their time together. 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. Finally, I recall when I had mumps in my early 20s. It's better than being called 'tyrant' or 'despot','' he snapped back. 2. Why dedicate a hopeless film to people who need hope? Although Blue is the Warmest Color was a great triumph at Cannes two years ago when you and La Seydoux shared the Palme d'Or, it became almost immediately controversial. Whether Lise is her soul mate (I dont think so) or not, for the moment Emma is satisfied with it (satisfied . You can't be scared of relationships just because of their potential to cause pain when they end. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Kechiche is 52. Someone comes up to Emma and says "what a pick up artist!". I felt a rejection of me; I live like a curse''. [4] Further criticism targeted disrupted working patterns and salaries. But growing up is challenging, and just like life, love can hurt. 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. 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. Hell, even Lise would have to say that their relationship is based on rocky foundations sooner or later, and Emma would sooner or later notice that her materialistic lifestyle with a little girl whos just going to grow up to embrace it is pretty fucking empty no one would want to stay in that relationship. Talking about filming the sex scenes, the longest of which was filmed over 10 gruelling days, Seydoux said: ''It was sometimes embarrassing and sometimes illuminating, surrounded by three cameras in a very small room. "[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. Jul Maroh, Ivanka Hahnenberger (Translator) Blue is the Warmest Color is a graphic novel about growing up, falling in love, and coming out. [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. seriously?) Kechiche felt that Seydoux "shared her character's beauty, voice, intelligence and freedom" and that she has "something of an Arabic soul". Oh I thought there was tremendous joy in the movie, and tremendous tragedy (the tragedy of the inevitable), and suffering of course. In its depiction of a young love affair, Blue Is the Warmest Colour is intimate to the point of being claustrophobic. 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. "[50], Blue Is the Warmest Colour had its world premiere at the 66th Cannes Film Festival on 23 May 2013. That really, really sucked. [4] Seven hundred and fifty hours of dailies were shot. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); FOR ALL THAT LOVE THIS MOVIE AS MUCH AS THE ACTRESSES. were either never filmed or left on the cutting-room floor. Sometimes you could spend like five hours on a scene. If we were to use this logic, what's the point in enjoying anything? That an actress who grew up in Paris can be so resonant-expressive to a woman who grew up in Minnesota I find wonderous. I dont know if the love of my life is begging and crying in front of me that I am able to tell her I love her endless and then just walk away with a smile??? 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. Name another contemporary movie that is solely interested in the world of a young woman -- and that spends nearly three hours exploring it. After a couple of minutes, Emma says to the buyer, Ill be right back, well talk later. Emma goes to a gushing young fan with a huge smile and long dark hair. 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. For three hours. It would have been nice if Beatrice came out of left field and swept a happy Adele away in her arms and also Emma perhaps having 2 lovers who know of each other. The fact that he omitted so much exposition means that theres no motivation for the characters to have the obviously-intense feelings they have. I understand. but it is life. [85][86], Justin Chang, writing for Variety, said that the film contains "the most explosively graphic lesbian sex scenes in recent memory". Halcyon Daze. "[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 think I would feel less satisfied with an ending that closed the circle on a story. . Published by First Digital Music (BMI) Courtesy of Universal Publishing Production Music. "[29], In late 2011, a casting call was held in Paris to find the ideal actress for the role of Adle. 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." He seems like a very sensitive individual, and his episodes of rage seem to reflect the very thing that fueled his film. Youre comments are always welcome on this blog and greatly appreciate by me, especially, and I am sure all the fans that stop by here appreciate it too. My questions: Do you think that this young woman is Emmas next Adele? 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