Controversial Film — Review Of Blue Is The Warmest Colour
Blue Is The Warmest Colour, a French art film with gorgeous cinematography is the story of a young girl who falls for an older woman. Adapted from Julie Maroh’s graphic novel and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, the film won the 2013 Cannes Palm d’Or Award and stirred up considerable controversy. Beautiful art film or straight male director’s take on lesbianism — It definitely provoked debate.
Adèle a 15-year old girl is our naive and stunningly beautiful protagonist. She encounters and falls in love with Emma, the effortlessly cool, artsy, blue-haired free-spirited grown-up woman, and the story unfolds over the course of their years together as a couple.
As a teenager, I was obsessed with Jean-Luc Godard’s New Wave films and his effortlessly cool anti-heroines, especially the pixie-haired Jean Seberg. Léa’s character Emma is reminiscent of that kind of chic artsy self-possessed woman who is endlessly impressive to a younger more impressionable girl.
This coming of age drama has been hotly debated. There is a considerable argument against the love scene not being authentically lesbian, and not being a true portrayal of women in…
