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? We SHOULD know what happens to Adele. Why dedicate a hopeless film to people who need hope? That an actress who grew up in Paris can be so resonant-expressive to a woman who grew up in Minnesota I find wonderous. You can sort of guess the ending but it just so abrupt, you are wondering if there was more ..but when the credits rollyou realized the movie is over. The film spends time filming conflicts, emotions, and feelings in great, gory detail. 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. Adeles friends will help her through her problem, and probably talk with Emma about what she did to Adele. 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?". ''I want to pay them tribute.''. 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. As she is walking away on that street with those evocative gently popping sounds floating along with her, like the sound that would be made if every time a soap bubble popped it made a gentle ringing tingle, I can imagine the beginning of another chapter for Adele, another journey, perhaps this one will be less fierce, less passionate, but perhaps she will happier, and content at the end of this one. 7.Its love scenes will surprise you. Their relationship grows tense as they have little in common. 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. 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. Performed by Jonathan Dix and Beck Goldsmith. Show More Super. They described the experience as "horrible" and said they would not work with him again. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. The look on her face the first two times she sees blue Emma are so expressive that I can know (almost) exactly how she feels. Three years later, the two meet at a restaurant. Now, Emma, the bohemian stranger, creeps up in Adle's dreams, haunting her late-night fantasies. A month later, Kechiche wrote an open letter to Rue 89 news website that appeared to accuse the ''arrogant, spoilt'' Seydoux of slander and suggested she could explain herself in court. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. It is the same accompaniment immediately prior to the iconic scene where she first sets eyes on blue-Emma, and this chapter of her life begins. Whatever. [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. Long response ahead, lol And thanks for replying. Editor and writer, not necessarily in that order. Halcyon Daze. 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." At the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, Blue Is the Warmest Color became the first same-sex romance to win the Palme d'Or. Adle becomes an elementary school teacher, while Emma tries to advance her painting career by throwing frequent house parties. 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. 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. Two days later, he told a press conference in Los Angeles that it was obscene for these young women to claim they had suffered. 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. A bubble of hot air forecast to arrive early . Yet the film undeniably and searingly captures the branding power of great love, the alchemy between two people whose chemistry will always be explosive. 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. For me, a shoot is a human adventure, and in every adventure you have some conflict. Batrice says she does not want to proceed further and tells Adle to forget the kiss. I left in a flood of tears. He chases after her but goes in the wrong direction, while Adle walks off into the distance. 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". While Emma talks to this young woman, Emma turns and grins sheepishly at Adele, just before Lise greets Adele. Despite the critical praise the movie received in 2013, its release was somewhat overshadowed by controversies over its production. . Sometimes it seemed to her she was spending whole days crying. Perhaps Im making too much of this event. At the point in their lives, the relationship has gone as far as it has. I believe he cares a lot of his movie, but not so much for the actresses! That really, really sucked. Adele is confused about her sexuality after she breaks up with . Adle is a high school student who is beginning to explore herself as a woman. Adele watches this situation from a few feet away. It follows them through multiple years and through separation. But the saga has left Kechiche feeling deflated. [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. 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''. Were working to restore it. 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 blue hair signifies the stages of Emma and Adele relationship. Casting director Sophie Blanvillain first spotted Adle Exarchopoulos and then arranged for her to meet Kechiche. [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. he said. We see her struggles and we see her attempts to work through them. 3. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. She dates men but finds no satisfaction with them sexually, and is rejected by a female friend who she does desire. (LogOut/ 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. Published by First Digital Music (BMI) Courtesy of Universal Publishing Production Music. The blue-haired woman, art student Emma (La Seydoux), is there and intervenes, claiming Adle is her cousin. There was, for example . You can't be scared of relationships just because of their potential to cause pain when they end. I want to pay them tribute. I have some questions about an incident in the final gallery scene that I have not seen addressed anywhere else. Whether Lise is her soul mate (I dont think so) or not, for the moment Emma is satisfied with it (satisfied . Australia's east coast is set to sweat with the arrival of a heatwave that forecasters warn will be more intense than anything experienced over summer. It received a standing ovation and ranked highest in critics' polls at the festival. Hi Hong, thank you for creating this wonderful space where we can process the intense feelings that this movie elicits. This isnt just from an ethical perspective. He cares about the character of Adele, and wants her to be happy (maybe thats the reason for his strange dedication) but restrains himself from doing it more than he has. The fact that Kechiche makes us so invested emotionally in these characters means that he should provide a payoff. I'm not saying that negatively. Exarchopoulos described how her auditions with Kechiche over the course of two months consisted of improvisation of scenarios, discussions, and sitting in a caf, without talking, while he observed her. . [81][82][83][84] The judging panel, which included Steven Spielberg, Ang Lee, and Nicole Kidman, made an unprecedented move to award the Palme d'Or to the film's two main actresses along with the director. 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. Seydoux, the elder of the two actresses at 28, was quoted at Telluride Festival as saying, to website The Daily Beast, that working on the film was ''horrible'' and that she had felt ''like a prostitute''. ''Fine! 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. Blue Is the Warmest Color: How Much Sex Is Too Much Sex? [74], In The Daily Telegraph, Robbie Collin awarded the film a maximum of five stars and tipped it to win the Palme d'Or. 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. He seems like a very sensitive individual, and his episodes of rage seem to reflect the very thing that fueled his film. It was later, a day before the New Year, that Kechiche decided to offer Exarchopoulos the leading role in the film; as he said in an interview, "I chose Adle the minute I saw her. 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. Adle congratulates Emma on her success and, after a brief conversation with Samir, leaves. ), ya, OK and maybe a wee bit of Rum as well,. Kechiche responded with fury of his own. Live For Today. [81] Several critics considered the film the front-runner to win the Palme d'Or. Actually, not sure where you got that I like the ending. [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. Emma is in a committed partnership with Lise and helps raise Lise's three-year-old daughter. Life is much harder. 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 . 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. Paulina Plazas wrote in IndieWire that throughout the film, bisexual erasure is "central to understanding Adle's particular sense that she does not belong as she comes of age. Perhaps, there will be other women but, I have that type of trust in Emma that tells me she will continue to grow and create and be as kind as she can to whoever is in her life. He also looks at how food can be indicative of social class. French director Abdellatif Kechiche's controversial, three-hour coming-of-age love story jumps from close-up to close-up of . Id have to say that I disagree with your assessment. His choices are disturbingly selective, and to me reveal that his ideas on how to deal with suffering and view life are totally messed up. but it is life. [96] The depiction of scissoring was also debated. That was at the end of May. 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. Adle also references Pablo Picasso a number of times,[47][48] who famously went through a melancholy Blue Period. Adle later leaves and enters a lesbian bar, where some women flirt with her. Kechiche shouldnt arbitrarily make the ending an exception to this trend. For him, Adele isnt an character that he cares about. In the same interview, Exarchopoulos recounted how the director drove them on during a scene of a break-up. The website responded by suggesting he could be seen as paranoid. [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". 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. La Seydoux and Exarchopoulos Adele: I know what youre wondering: are we really slept together? Blue is the Warmest Colour is quite extraordinary. [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. 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. Adle, a reserved schoolgirl on the cusp of adulthood, can only imagine what real first love is. I felt a rejection of me; I live like a curse''. I understand. For Adle, blue represents emotional intensity, curiosity, love, and sadness. [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. 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. This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. I didnt like that scene either, because of that element and the les girl gets saved by some dude. [4] Seven hundred and fifty hours of dailies were shot. ''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. 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