Kechiche thinks he amassed 250 hours of footage. I like to be tested. ''How indecent to talk about pain when doing one of the best jobs in the world!'' The fact that he omitted so much exposition means that theres no motivation for the characters to have the obviously-intense feelings they have. As their stock of stories gathered momentum, however, Kechiche began to emerge as something of a monster. It's better than being called 'tyrant' or 'despot','' he snapped back. Change). We dont know what the future holds for Adele, for Emma and for their relationship; it is frustrating for me . They can stir feelings of happiness, sadness, excitement, hunger, or relaxation. 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I guess what Im trying to say, however badly, is that the films entire theme is a neurotic obsession with suffering. 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'.'' However I was alright with this ending artistically. 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. [85][86], Justin Chang, writing for Variety, said that the film contains "the most explosively graphic lesbian sex scenes in recent memory". All smiles: Lea Seydoux (left), director Abdellatif Kechiche and Adele Exarchopoulos in Cannes. Having no implausible exposition doesnt, for me, justify some of the editing choices. We want to ignore our own problems and avoid having our vibes killed by hearing about anybody else's. Together, Adle and Emma explore social acceptance, sexuality, and the emotional spectrum of their maturing relationship. Adle also references Pablo Picasso a number of times,[47][48] who famously went through a melancholy Blue Period. Also, if his intention is to show that Emma and Adele never meet again, then why leave clues that their feelings for each other are obviously stronger than any temporary feeling of duty they have now, showing that they wont be happy unless they have each other? Watching Blue is the Warmest Color is an awfully carnal affair. [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. In Sight & Sound, film scholar Sophie Mayer suggests that in Blue is the Warmest Colour, "Like homophobia, the lesbian here melts away. Due to the films structure and due to common-sense notions about how humans actually operate, there shouldnt be an ambiguous ending. In the sense that I want to see more and more of both of these characters, I hate to see this movie end, period. another journey.perhaps this one will be less fierce, less passionate, but, perhaps she will be happier.. Whatever. In the meantime, thanks for allowing me a soapbox for my rants, Hong. 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. Not the visceral tugging of heartstrings. 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. When her openly gay best friend takes her out on the town, she . Oh I thought there was tremendous joy in the movie, and tremendous tragedy (the tragedy of the inevitable), and suffering of course. Blue Is the Warmest Color: How Much Sex Is Too MuchSex? Hi Hong, thank you for creating this wonderful space where we can process the intense feelings that this movie elicits. The visual beauty and heat of the actresses' tableaux battles the subjective history viewers will inevitably bring to bear. ''No, it was real, but it was not as big as it looks,'' she replied. [37] Technicians accused Kechiche of harassment, unpaid overtime, and violations of labor laws. This post will be a little long, and a little in-depth, but Id really like to explain why. ''You can see that we were really suffering. 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. Its based in reality and the objectively good elements that the world has to offer in addition to the bad. 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. Published by First Digital Music (BMI) Courtesy of Universal Publishing Production Music. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. So what! 5.It captures the primal essence of first love in all its exquisite rapture. In the years that follow, the two women move in together. seriously?) Exarchopoulos woke on a train to Lille after a day off to find he was filming her, whereupon he instructed her to go and buy some snacks and eat while he filmed. 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. Actually, not sure where you got that I like the ending. The gay and queer people laughed because it's not convincing, and found it ridiculous. (LogOut/ Show More Super. I think I have become grown up and mature.''. Live For Today. Maroh added, "as a feminist and lesbian spectator, I cannot endorse the direction Kechiche took on these matters. THE WARMEST COLOUR (LA VIE DADELE CHAPITRES 1 ET 2) France 2h59 - 2,35 INTERNATIONAL SALES WILD BUNCH Carole BARATON - cbaraton@wildbunch.eu Gary FARKAS - gfarkas@wildbunch.eu Vincent MARAVAL - ndevide@wildbunch.eu Silvia SIMONUTTI - ssimonutti@wildbunch.eu www.wildbunch.biz Phil SYMES : + 33 (0)6 09 65 58 08 Ronaldo MOURAO : + 33 (0)6 09 56 54 48 festival@theprcontact.com . Adle (Adle Exarchopoulos) is an introverted 15-year-old high-school student. Whether Lise is her soul mate (I dont think so) or not, for the moment Emma is satisfied with it (satisfied . Unless there is a continuation of the story in La Vie d'Adle Part 2, we will never know if Adle will be granted a second chance at love -- and if that chance can ever be anything more than a shadow of her first. Name another contemporary movie that is solely interested in the world of a young woman -- and that spends nearly three hours exploring it. Three years later, the two meet at a restaurant. In a film, there needs to be a point. "[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. 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). [105] At Cannes it also won the FIPRESCI Prize. Halcyon Daze. 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. Its real. 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. [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. 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. 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''. Someone comes up to Emma and says "what a pick up artist!". 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. Some of Adle's old friends attend her surprise 18th birthday party, but Emma does not. One thing I appreciate about it after several viewings is those kettle drums that accompany Adeles retreating form. 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Adle, a reserved schoolgirl on the cusp of adulthood, can only imagine what real first love is. [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]. he said. . For him, Adele isnt an character that he cares about. At least for now, she has to turn her back on Emma, and face the world with a clean start. Kechiche appeals to the natural rhythms of a film to justify his editing choices, but I have no idea what that means. But some academics have questioned the film's treatment of lesbian sexuality, given that it was directed by a heterosexual man. In Brazil, as of 2014, Blu-ray manufacturing companies Sonopress and Sony DADC were refusing to produce the film because of its content. 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. All that means that we could love, lost, and love again.. BLUE IS. 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. Even if it was unethical, it did make a film excellent and enough to win at Cannes. (LogOut/ The art on screen will speak for itself. Not getting involved in committed relationships, marriage or otherwise, because of a fear of them coming to an end is a cop-out. 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. 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