Starring
Presented by Sundance Selects | France | Oct 25th, 2013 | 179 MINS | NR
The sensation of the Cannes Film Festival and the most controversial film of the year, Blue is the Warmest Color made cinema history as the first film ever awarded the Palme d’Or to both its director and its actresses. In a star-making role, Adèle Exarchopoulos is Adèle, a passionate young woman who has a yearning she doesn’t quite understand until a chance encounter with the blue-haired Emma ignites a flame and brings her to life. Léa Seydoux (Midnight in Paris) gives a fearless performance as Emma, the older woman who excites Adèle’s desire and becomes the love of her life. Abdellatif Kechiche’s (The Secret of the Grain) intimate epic of tenderness and passion charts their relationship over the course of several years, from the ecstasy of a first kiss to the agony of heartbreak. Pulsing with gestures, embraces, furtive exchanges, and arias of joy and devastation, Blue is the Warmest Color is a profoundly moving hymn to both love and life.
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Awards
César Awards
Won
- Most Promising Actress - Adèle Exarchopoulos
Golden Globe Awards
Nominated
- Best Foreign Language Film
BAFTA Awards
Nominated
- Best Film not in the English Language
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Palme d'Or
Cannes Film Festival
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Official Selection
Telluride Film Festival
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Official Selection
Toronto International Film Festival
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Official Selection
New York Film Festival
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