Win a DVD copy of Blue Is the Warmest Colour with our latest competition. Regardless of your own interpretation of Kechiche’s methods, Blue Is the Warmest Colour is a film about femininity that, whilst not made intently for women, remains an ornate and enthralling portrait of the paralysing effects of infatuation. Here, Adèle is a creature built and shaped by desire, with her insatiable appetite constructed by an image-conscious world comfortable with suppressing women through images of flawlessness and impossible aspirations.

By becoming immersed in Adèle’s world, we’re allowed to delve inside the picture, into the consciousness of the coveted. Discarding the extreme proximity which precedes it in favour of an absurd, almost clinically objective vantage point, Kechiche has run into widespread criticism from cultural commentators – with John Berger’s quote, “Men look at women, women watch themselves being looked at,” a mainstay of many detractor’s arguments.Īdèle’s role as Emma’s muse could also lead audiences to read Blue Is the Warmest Colour as a study of the representation of women in art and the inhibited insecurity of a gender repeatedly objectified and made to feel uncomfortable in their own skin. The film’s notoriously protracted sex scene, arriving at the zenith of Adèle and Emma’s relationship, has become the its most controversial passage. Indeed, Kechiche’s intimate representation of longing and yearning is universal, and it’s impossible not to become caught up in this maelstrom of rampant hormones and intensified emotion. There’s no denying that Kechiche has crafted a film that captures the emotional rollercoaster and euphoric lustre of young lust, immersing us in Adèle’s turbulent world and by filming her predominantly in close-up. There’s a great deal to admire throughout Blue Is the Warmest Colour and amongst all the hyperbole and derision, it’s easy to forget that this is a consummately envisioned female love story. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up.

One day she catches sight of an enchanting blue-haired girl named Emma (Léa Seydoux), a free-spirited artist who takes Adèle under her wing and exposes her to the tragedy of desire. Shop Blue Is the Warmest Color Criterion Collection Blu-ray 2013 at Best Buy.

Adèle has dalliances with boys, yet finds no satisfaction in these encounters, unfulfilled both sexually and mentally. The colorful, electrifying romance that took the Cannes Film Festival by storm courageously dives into a young womans experiences of first love and sexual. We witness her develop from a naïve schoolgirl into a teacher, experiencing the world through her eyes as she develops emotionally and sexually. Adèle (played with aplomb by débutante Adèle Exarchopoulos) is the film’s empathetic hub.

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