Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Original Title: La vie d’Adèle
Language: French
Main Cast: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Léa Seydoux
This is a stunning study of the euphoria of first love and the pain of heartbreak. It won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2013;so extraordinary are the central performances from Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux that the judges, led by Steven Spielberg, made the unprecedented move to award the two actresses, alongside the director Abdellatif Kechiche.
Contains scenes of an explicit nature
Peter Bradshaw in his 5* review for the Guardian wrote that this
“epic film evokes love in its purest and most passionate form – intense, cataclysmic and unforgettable… Blue Is the Warmest Colour really is an outstanding film”
