Review: BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR

---FILM AND REVIEW FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY---

Cannes Film Festival controversial winner finally made it to our theaters. Sorry for the delay. Here is our review for 'BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR'.

By Staff

---FILM AND REVIEW FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY---

This year, Abdellatif Kechiche's film astonished both critics and audiences alike in the festival. Comments and opinions about the production pointed to a new modern movie-classic. After seeing the picture, we understand why.

The film tells us about 'Adèle', played by Adèle Exarchopoulos, a high school teen trying to find herself. Her everyday life is quite normal- she shows interest for the cutest guy in school, she's careless in her eating habits, she has fun with her friends and likes to read books that passion her.

After experimenting a "normal" life, she realizes it's just not for her. This is when she meets 'Emma', played by Léa Seydoux, a lesbian artist who moves her and shows her another side of life very different from hers.

Her life changes completely as she now has to defend her life choices with even her closest friends and learn, sort of saying, how to lead her new lifestyle.

Analysis and opinion:

Maybe our synopsis looks like the entire plot but don't worry, it is a three-hour-long movie that deals with many aspects of Emma and Adèle's life and there is much more to see.

In technical aspects the cinematography and the lighting are amazing. Very subtly and brilliantly achieved, the shots and narrative done are the best we've seen in an artistic and low-budget film. Both Sofian El Pani (cinematography) and Kechiche (direction) knew how to get the best out of every sequence with great planning and execution.

The editing is, technically speaking, very well done. There are no sequences that take any longer than needed; we should mention however, that you'll feel all 180 minutes of it, so be prepared with a large popcorn and a jumbo drink (also recommended is a trip to the bathroom before going in).

The performance by Adèle in the main role is impressive. Her character goes from being almost numb to a mountain-high of emotions and she plays it brilliantly. Léa as 'Emma', an easier to play character, was a bit more lineal but when she needed to go deeper and be more emotional, she delivered. They were both excellent!

One of the most controversial aspects of the film was the many sex scenes. Each sequence is carefully crafted and filmed BUT without restricting neither the story development nor the character's emotional expression.

It is important to mention that nudity is present in almost every one of them and they are also quite long.

Last but not least, this film isn't participating in this year's Oscars, not because the Academy ignored it but, because of a rule (premiere-date limit). If it was competing, we are positive it would win more than just 'Best Foreign Film'.

Controversial. Daring. Interesting. Intense. Realistic. Superb.