Review of Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) by Ina S — 19 Oct 2013
Grave injustice has been done to this film - with (mostly male) critics talking about nothing but the sex. Well, this film has sex, yes, get over it. Because it also is a masterpiece of cinema.
Yes, the word "masterpiece" is a big one. But I can't think of another one, with such a tour de force of emotion. In 179 minutes, "La Vie d'Adèle" tells a compelling coming of age and love story, taking is us so close to Adèle and her emotional rollercoaster that we feel what she feels. We fall in love with Adèle and we suffer with Adèle. Her passions, her sadness, her mistakes, her insecurities - the intimate direction and Adèle Exarchopoulos absolutely astonishing performance make the audience feel everything with her. And after 3 hours of sitting in a cinema, you will wish that you could just keep on watching Adèle's life. Forever.
This film is flawless, powerful, enticing, thought-provoking, inspirational - and yes, it's also sexy. Just to mention the inevitable again.
This review of Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013) was written by Ina S on 19 Oct 2013.
Blue Is the Warmest Color has generally received very positive reviews.
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