Blue Is The Warmest Colour

(La vie d’Adèle)

Synopsis:

Adèle’s life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself.

Quick Thoughts:

“La vie d’Adèle”, better known by it’s English title, “Blue Is The Warmest Colour” (which is also the title of the graphic novel the film is based from), is quite an interesting film! Winning the Palm d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013, this lesbian film evocatively shows Adèle’s trials and tribulations with love and romance in a utterly realistic manner. However while the film is simply captivating at times, often due to the real and almost raw emotions director Abdellatif Kechiche draws out of our leading actresses, the film has a few flaws. I can overlook some of these due to the realism created, but the worst offender is that it’s three hours long! There is a certain style of filmmaking that requires a slow paced film to adequately tell the story, and one that doesn’t often sit well with American audiences. Even I was glad when it was over! However, if you’re looking for an award-winning lesbian film and don’t mind a marathon to watch it, “Blue Is The Warmest Colour is certainly a great choice to watch.