Julie Maroh has complained that Blue Is the Warmest Colour is a heterosexual male director's vision of what a lesbian affair might be like and is close to pornography. That seems unfair. That Rashomon. 98. Universal Acclaim. Blue is the Warmest Color centers on a 15-year-old girl named Adèle (Adèle Exarchopoulos) who is climbing to adulthood and dreams of experiencing her first love. A handsome male classmate falls for her, but an unsettling erotic reverie upsets the romance before it begins. Blu-ray edition reviewed by Chris Galloway February 18 2014 BUY AT: See more details, packaging, or compare Synopsis The colorful, electrifying romance that took the Cannes Film Festival by storm courageously dives into a young woman's experiences of first love and sexual awakening. Based partially on a graphic novel by Julie Maroh (called "Le Bleu est une couleur chaude" and slated for US release later this year), "Blue Is the Warmest Color" has galvanized critical conversation around the right of a straight man, director Abdellatif Kechiche, to portray feminine sexuality. xAJh.

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