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Blue Is the Warmest Colour (French: La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2 – "The Life of Adèle – Chapters 1 & 2"), also known as Adele: Chapters 1 & 2,[1][2][3] is a 2013 French romantic coming of age drama film written, produced, and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche and starring Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos.
Plot
[edit]Adèle is a high-school student whose classmates gossip constantly about boys. While crossing the street one day, she passes by a woman with blue hair and is instantly smitten. In her desire to be accepted, she dates a boy at her school and they have sex, but she is ultimately dissatisfied and breaks up with him. After having vivid fantasies about the blue-haired girl and having one of her girl friends behave flirtatiously towards her, she becomes troubled about her sexual identity.
Cast
[edit]- Léa Seydoux as Emma
- Adèle Exarchopoulos as Adèle
- Salim Kechiouche 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
- Benoît Pilot as Emma's stepfather
- Sandor Funtek as Valentin
- Fanny Maurin as Amélie
- Maelys Cabezon as Laetitia
- Stéphane Mercoyrol as Joachim
- Aurelie Lemanceau as Sabine
Themes and interpretation
[edit]The film has raised analytical discussion over various themes presented in the film. One recurring thematic element addressed by critics and audiences is the division of social class and the exploration of freedom and love between the two central characters, Adele and Emma.[4][5]
The reference to social class is juxtaposed between the two dinner table scenes in the film, with Adele's conservative middle-class family engaging in discussion over comparatively banal subjects to Emma's more open-minded upper-middle-class family, who focus their discussion primarily on more existential matters: art, career, life and passion. Perhaps one of the most significant differences between Adele and Emma's family is that Emma's are aware of their lesbian relationship, while Adele's conservative parents are under the impression the girls are just friends.[6] Some critics have noted that the difference of social class is an ongoing theme in Kechiche's filmography: "As in Kechiche’s earlier work, social class, and the divisions it creates, are a vital thread; he even changed the first name of the story’s passionate protagonist from Clémentine to that of his actress, partly because it means “justice” in Arabic. His fascination and familiarity with the world of pedagogy, as shown here in Adèle’s touching reverence for teaching, is another notable characteristic", was noted by a Film Comment critic.[7]
One reviewer noted the political stance adopted by Adele, which changes as her life experiences change and reflect her alternating views: "Blue is the Warmest Color is no different; at least, at first. Framed by black and Arab faces, Adèle marches in a protest to demand better funding for education. The music, On lâche rien ("We will never give up!"), by the Algerian-born Kaddour Haddadi, is the official song of the French Communist Party. Yet, soon after she begins her relationship with Emma, we see Adèle protesting again, hip-to-hip with her new lover, at a gay pride parade."[8]
Box office
[edit]Blue Is the Warmest Colour grossed a worldwide total of $19,412,787.[9] During its opening in France, the film debuted with a weekend total of $2.3 million on 285 screens for a $8,200 per-screen average. It took the fourth spot in its first weekend, which was seen as a "notably good showing because of its nearly three-hour length".[10][11] The film had a limited release in the U.S, and it grossed an estimated $101,116 in its first weekend, with an average of $25,279 for four theaters in New York City and Los Angeles.[12]
Society Today
[edit]In today's society a girl who is confused about her sexuality is usually looked upon and parent's don't usually accept their child's choice as they don't want to believe they have chosen their own gender to fall in love with.
References
[edit]- ^ "Adele: Chapters 1 & 2". Wild Bunch. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Cannes 2013 Presskit" (PDF). Cannes. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "Adele: Chapters 1 &2 to open Helsinki International Film Festival". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Blue is the Warmest Color is about class, not just sex". November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ^ "Blue is the Warmest Color". Icon Cinema. October 25, 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Film Review: 'Blue Is The Warmest Color'". Neon Tommy. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ "Review: Blue is the Warmest Colour". Film Comment. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ^ Wolff, Spencer (8 November 2013). "Buried in the Sand: The Secret Politics of Blue is the Warmest Color". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Richford, Rhonda (23 October 2013). "'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Director Slams 'Arrogant, Spoiled' Star in Open Letter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Specialty Box Office: Big Debut For 'Blue' As Lesbian Drama Turns Controversy Into Cash". Indiewire. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
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