Blue Is the Warmest Colour
2013 · Movie · NC-17 · 180 min · ★ 7.1 · 89% critics
Adèle’s life is upended when she meets Emma, whose blue hair and open spirit help her explore desire and grow into herself. Their connection brings vivid joy and pain as Adèle searches for who she is and what she wants as an adult.
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Details
- Original title
- La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-10-09
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NC-17
- Runtime
- 180 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (4,865 votes)
About
If you want an intense, slow-burn coming-of-age romance with strong performances and raw emotions, you may enjoy this; Not for you if you dislike long movies, explicit sex scenes, or more slice-of-life dramas like Carol.
Pros: immersive coming-of-age; powerful performances; realistic relationship feeling | Cons: very long runtime; explicit sex scenes; some rushed character moments
Themes
- homophobia
- self-discovery
- eroticism
- coming of age
- love
- lesbian relationship
- sexual attraction
- based on graphic novel
- high school student
- sexual desire
- teenage sexuality
- lgbt
- +8 more
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Female Revelation · 2014
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Foreign Film · 2014
- Lumière Award — Best Female Revelation · 2014
- BIFA — Best Foreign Independent Film · 2013
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2013
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- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Young Performer · 2013
- Dorian Award — LGBTQ Film of the Year · 2013
- FIPRESCI Prize of the Festival de Cannes · 2013
- Louis Delluc Prize · 2013
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2013
- Palme d'Or · 2013
- BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 2014 · nominated
- César Award — Best Editing · 2014 · nominated
- César Award — Best Adaptation · 2014 · nominated
- César Award — Best Director · 2014 · nominated
- César Award — Best Cinematography · 2014 · nominated
- César Award — Best Actress · 2014 · nominated
- César Award — Best Film · 2014 · nominated
- César Award — Best Female Revelation · 2014 · nominated
- César Award — Best Sound · 2014 · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best European Film · 2014 · nominated
- GLAAD Media Award — Outstanding Film – Wide Release · 2014 · nominated
- Goya Award — Best European Film · 2014 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Foreign Film · 2014 · nominated
- Polish Academy Award — Best European Film · 2014 · nominated
- BIFA — Best Foreign Independent Film · 2013 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2013 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Young Performer · 2013 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2013 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2013 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Non-English Language Film · 2013 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2013 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2013 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Actress · 2013 · nominated
- Satellite Award — Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 2013 · nominated
- Satellite Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2013 · nominated
Cast & crew
Léa Seydoux
as Emma
Adèle Exarchopoulos
as Adèle
Salim Kéchiouche
as Samir
Aurélien Recoing
as Adèle's Father
Catherine Salée
as Adèle's Mother
Benjamin Siksou
as Antoine
Mona Walravens
as Lise
Alma Jodorowsky
as Béatrice
Jérémie Laheurte
as Thomas
Anne Loiret
as Emma's Mother
Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche