But some academics have questioned the film's treatment of lesbian sexuality, given that it was directed by a heterosexual man. 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. 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. It was powerful and gripping in its honesty and fearlessness. The film's premise is based on the 2010 graphic novel of the same name by Jul Maroh. but worse, we have the same ending but if we are fortunate, maybe twice as much. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. And I disagree about the pacing. 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. [20], One critic has suggested that the film is not a lesbian film, highlighting the exploration of Adle's bisexuality. 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". "[99] While praising Kechiche's originality, calling his adaptation "coherent, justified and fluid a masterstroke",[100] Maroh also felt that he failed to capture the lesbian heart of the story, and disapproved of the sex scenes. When Adle and Emma first meet in a Lille bar there's an immediate energy and spark. Director Abdellatif Kechiche takes his audience oppressively close to his. 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. 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. These reactions are established in mental 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. And eternal heartbreak in all its wrenching devasatation. 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. We see her struggles and we see her attempts to work through them. Then the backlash flipped into action. On a related note, the fact that he dedicated this hopeless, nihilistic film to the youth of Tunisia is especially galling. 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. another journey.perhaps this one will be less fierce, less passionate, but, perhaps she will be happier.. 2.It's entirely concerned with the inner life and outer experiences of a girl. theatrically. Then for a time I really resented the ending, kind of feeling like you RC just let down. ''I want to pay them tribute.''. "[27][31], The film, originally planned to be shot in two and a half months, was shot in five months, from March to August 2012, with a budget of 4 million. If you need to flag this entry as abusive. Performed by studio musicians. I had taken her for lunch at a brasserie. [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. I have heard some people criticize Adele Ex as being expressionless as an actress. This article originally appeared on VICE UK. The ending is frustrating and it lingers in your mind for days, months? ), ya, OK and maybe a wee bit of Rum as well,. Simply put they are . But it's a blue-haired girl she meets on the street who really piques her interest. Not character development. ''In every shoot, between the actor and the director there is manipulation. At the same time, Julie Maroh, the author of the graphic novel on which the film was based, publicly criticised the film's ground-breaking sex scenes, describing them as ''ridiculous'' and questioning whether there had been any real, live lesbians on Kechiche's set. Even the opening in France was an anti-climax he compared to a dismal wedding. This movie was considered controversial due to its erotic scenes and taboo storyline. Despite the critical praise the movie received in 2013, its release was somewhat overshadowed by controversies over its production. . Its real. 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 . Your culture and entertainment cheat-sheet. 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? 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. Some critics, though, lauded it for its power, honesty, and intensity. That happens with Pedro Almodovars movies, The Skin I Live In or Volver. Emma goes to a gushing young fan with a huge smile and long dark hair. The visual beauty and heat of the actresses' tableaux battles the subjective history viewers will inevitably bring to bear. 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. 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. 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. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. 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. Samir also sees this, and tries to comfort her. 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. Kechiche is 52. There was, for example . Like most relationships, everything is taut and exciting at the beginning. Blue is the Warmest Colour is quite extraordinary. Now, Emma, the bohemian stranger, creeps up in Adle's dreams, haunting her late-night fantasies. That was harsh Maybe I should give Kechiche the benefit of the doubt. he said. The thrilled threesome were pictured on the red carpet kissing and hugging. She ordered lemon tart and when I saw the way she ate it I thought, 'It's her! He didn't just shoot on set, either. Many people focused purely on the sex , labeling the film a gratuitous lesbian romp. I want to pay them tribute. Kechiche felt that Seydoux "shared her character's beauty, voice, intelligence and freedom" and that she has "something of an Arabic soul". This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. 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. ''Sometimes she was saying, 'Oh, this is very difficult', and I was saying, 'Think about the film. Adele realizes that she does not belong in this world of pretense and it breaks her heart she almost breaks down again in the corner just before Samir connects with her. 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. . The film, about a love affair between the actresses' characters, includes a graphic sex scene that has been the source of much debate. Even in the graphic novel one of Adeles friends help them talk things out. Two days later, he told a press conference in Los Angeles that it was obscene for these young women to claim they had suffered. In private, says Kechiche, Seydoux wept with joy. In a film, there needs to be a point. [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. My questions: Do you think that this young woman is Emmas next Adele? Adle becomes an elementary school teacher, while Emma tries to advance her painting career by throwing frequent house parties. Its French candor, its unwavering camera, and the way in which it captures exactly what it feels like to ache for another human being. [39] Exarchopoulos later said of the rift: "It was real, but it was not as big as it looks. [81] Several critics considered the film the front-runner to win the Palme d'Or. Blue is the Warmest Colour is quite extraordinary. The music, 'On lche rien' ('We will never give up! Casting director Sophie Blanvillain first spotted Adle Exarchopoulos and then arranged for her to meet Kechiche. Kechiche shouldnt arbitrarily make the ending an exception to this trend. 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. 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. HI!! Kechiche thinks he amassed 250 hours of footage. It was hard to film it and maybe people think I was complaining and being spoiled, but that's not it. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. Adle's pain is heart breaking to witness because it is born from the joy she felt when things were going well. It might be realistic, but that doesnt mean he shouldnt show what happens. 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. Stars' complaints about their filmmaking experience, and directors' wounded pleas to remove the film from distribution in response to vitriolic critiques, should be disregarded. However I was alright with this ending artistically. 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 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. It served as an intensifier for the tragedy. It ended up pissing it down with rainEric Cantona scored twice and Chelsea lost 4-0. She possesses a real social awareness, she has a real engagement with the world, very similar to my own. At least theres hope for Adele and from her walking out of the gallery and moving forward, is good sign that she can find happiness again. '', All smiles: Lea Seydoux (left), director Abdellatif Kechiche and Adele Exarchopoulos in Cannes.Credit:AP. The public feud between the Palme D'Or winners, however, was to have a few more twists. 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. 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). [14] At the 39th Csar Awards, the film received eight nominations, with Exarchopoulos winning the Csar Award for Most Promising Actress. 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