Blue Is The Warmest Colour

I watched the french film 'Blue is the Warmest Colour' which is a french film about a girl who is growing up, trying to find her true identity in her career and life as well as her sexuality. She has a sexual encounter with a woman who is an artist, they have an extremely short but intense period of time together until they realise they actually don't have a lot in common a part from that fact they love each other... The main woman ends up having sex experience with a man inevitably ending her previous relationship.
This film is recorded in such real way, with incredible acting by both main female actresses. It is a true and modern love story that ends realistically.

As soon as the main character sees the blue haired woman crossing the road you can see it in her eyes she is captivated by her. It is almost like love at first sight. That night she has a sexual dream about her. This is showing instant need and want sexually and physically. Her mind has remembered the emotions she felt when she saw her crossing the road and then felt them again subconsciously in her sleep.
Through out the start of the film it is almost like Adele (the main character) is completely addicted to the woman with the blue hair, Emma, until they eventually meet and speak in a bar together.
The two become inseparable and you can feel the instant chemistry between them. The whole time up until they have their first sexual experience together you can feel the emotions felt by both characters. During and after their experience together you can see the sparks and the chemical reaction between the two.

It is almost like the two chemically connect at first sight - their brain falls in love. And when they get together physically their hearts and bodies connect. This euphoric feeling is one I want to explore for one of my editorials. Euphoria.
Using colours and hair - in this film it is blue.

During the meal time between Adele's parents, Adele and Emma, the parents question Adele on her relationship and ask about her boyfriend. The facial expressions given by Emma and Adele both look uncomfortable. Emma lies and speaks of her 'boyfriend' who works in business. You can see the cracks start to appear between the two even though they continue to be together. All of Emma's friends and family are extremely welcoming, on the other hand Emma's are not. The differences in each other -their personalities become more apparent too with their likes and dislikes e.g. art. Adele also seems to connect more with her male friends intellectually.

Adele begins to feel the tension and goes out and ends up getting with a man, cheating on Emma. She feels alone within the relationship which is why she goes to a man. This continues until Emma finds out and kicks Adele out of the flat.
There are phases which Adele goes through where she feels lost, alone, a scene where she is floating in the sea. When she is working is is just living not existing.
She experiences sleepless nights and night terrors, she returns to the places they used to go together as comfort. She experiences a relapse, a while later they meet up and Adele is still in love with Emma, however Emma has moved on.

It is such an incredible film and so inspirational. I feel it has shown me yet another side to a breakup where the one who is actually in the most pain cheats on the one they love because they are hurt and feel alone because of their other half, and it appears she will regret it for the rest of her life.