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Blue Is the Warmest Color

Play trailer Poster for Blue Is the Warmest Color NC-17 Released Oct 25, 2013 2h 55m Drama Comedy LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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A French teen (Adèle Exarchopoulos) forms a deep emotional and sexual connection with an older art student (Léa Seydoux) she met in a lesbian bar.
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Raw, honest, powerfully acted, and deliciously intense, Blue Is the Warmest Color offers some of modern cinema's most elegantly composed, emotionally absorbing drama.

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Kate Autostraddle I am sad to report that I was underwhelmed and uncomfortable, and all too familiar with the tropes at play, none of them creatively handled. Jun 14, 2021 Full Review Tammy Oler Bitch Media Exarchopoulos and Seydoux are constantly undercut by Kechiche's direction, which often seems more about his directorial desires than the motivations of the story's protagonists. Jan 20, 2021 Full Review J. Hoberman ARTINFO.com The most discomfiting thing about Blue [Is The Warmest Color] is that it ultimately feels like a menage a trois involving the actors and the camera, staged for the benefit of the director. Feb 22, 2019 Full Review JD Duran InSession Film The story itself is captivating but also heartbreaking and emotional. It’s one that everyone can relate with, despite sexual preference. Aug 13, 2024 Full Review Tina Kakadelis Beyond the Cinerama Dome Blue is the Warmest Colour was the first time many queer women were able to see two women in a romantic relationship in popular media. It’s a shame those characters weren’t treated with respect. Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage Abdellatif Kechiche takes all the time in the world to narrate the emergence and possible sentimental catastrophe of this young couple... [Full review in Spanish] Feb 7, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alain E It’s a beautiful film narrating an ultimately conventional love story. The main difference is that both protagonists are young women and nobody dies from cancer. The love scenes are well done and not pornographic, although definitely explicit. In the end blue is not attainable. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/31/25 Full Review Gail B If you have ever been in love, no matter who you are or what you are, you will feel compassion for the characters in this movie. It made me cry. It’s beautiful. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/21/25 Full Review Audience Member This is one of the most beautifully realized screen love stories of all time. Everytime I watch it I am blown away all over again. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/10/25 Full Review Eva O DO NOT WATCH IF LESBIAN please I got traumatised watching this awful exploitive film, and felt really off about being a lesbian did not know why. But now I do and I don’t want anyone else to feel that way.(genuinely wish I didn’t see this) Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/04/25 Full Review Rob W Brilliant acting, directing and writing. Both Lea and Adele are not hard to look at, but a couple of the scenes were definitely porny (which seems quite exploitive). That said, if you have issues with stunning woman going at it, just fast forward through. Lea and Adele are generational talents here in this. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/19/25 Full Review Leprechaun K Mesmerizing performances by Exarchopoulos and Seydoux. Wonderfully directed. The perfect painful love story. Well deserved winner of the Palme d'Or. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/19/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A French teen (Adèle Exarchopoulos) forms a deep emotional and sexual connection with an older art student (Léa Seydoux) she met in a lesbian bar.
Director
Abdel Kechiche
Producer
Abdel Kechiche, Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua
Screenwriter
Abdel Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix, Julie Maroh
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Quat'sous Films, Vertigo Films, Wild Bunch, Scope Pictures, RTBF, France 2 Cinéma
Rating
NC-17 (Explicit Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama, Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 25, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 14, 2016
Runtime
2h 55m
Aspect Ratio
CinemaScope (2,35:1)
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