Blue is the Warmest Colour
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 2:44 pm
Surprised no one has started a thread for this already. Seen as Fucking Amal and Water Lillies get a lot of love, I have to say Blue is the Warmest Colour towers over them both in acting and film terms probably the best French film in a while.
First to start of with Adèle Exarchopoulos as Adele, who we see as a teen struggling with her sexuality, falling in love with Léa Seydoux's mysterious Emma and then the slow dissolving of their relationship shown in all it heartbreaking sadness. delivers a performance that is simply amazing over three hours, we see a young girl turn into a young woman. This is amazing seen as Adele is only 19 in real life most actresses older then her wouldn't give a soul reaching performance as good as this. Seydoux holds her own but this is Exarchopoulos's film.
The major backlash to this film are it's very up close and graphic sex scenes, one of which goes on for 15 minutes. They could have cut it down as it wouldn't have taken away from the film. I personally didn't think they were that graphic to be honest.
Many will be put off by it's running time of Three hours, plus it's slow pace and it's downbeat tone in the end but this is probably the best film of last year for me, Has anyone seen it?
First to start of with Adèle Exarchopoulos as Adele, who we see as a teen struggling with her sexuality, falling in love with Léa Seydoux's mysterious Emma and then the slow dissolving of their relationship shown in all it heartbreaking sadness. delivers a performance that is simply amazing over three hours, we see a young girl turn into a young woman. This is amazing seen as Adele is only 19 in real life most actresses older then her wouldn't give a soul reaching performance as good as this. Seydoux holds her own but this is Exarchopoulos's film.
The major backlash to this film are it's very up close and graphic sex scenes, one of which goes on for 15 minutes. They could have cut it down as it wouldn't have taken away from the film. I personally didn't think they were that graphic to be honest.
Many will be put off by it's running time of Three hours, plus it's slow pace and it's downbeat tone in the end but this is probably the best film of last year for me, Has anyone seen it?