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. In BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR, Adele has had her share of heartbreak and frustration when it comes to high school romance. She becomes intrigued by a young woman with blue hair whom she sees around town. Adele finally tracks Emma down, and the two strike up a friendship that turns into something much more. Ultimately, it is mainly the electrifying performances that Kechiche presumably elicited from Seydoux and Exarchopoulos that make Blue Is the Warmest Color a memorable film, however flawed. Exarchopoulos takes us deep inside Adèle's skin in the film's more compelling final third, and she is especially heartbreaking when she portrays the 88% Tomatometer 206 Reviews 85% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings What to know Critics Consensus Raw, honest, powerfully acted, and deliciously intense, Blue Is the Warmest Color offers some of Blue Is The Warmest Colour Review. Schoolgirl Adèle (Exarchopoulos) meets blue-haired artist Emma (Seydoux). The pair fall in love, move in together and all looks rosy, until The site's critical consensus is: "Raw, honest, powerfully acted, and deliciously intense, Blue Is the Warmest Colour offers some of modern cinema's most elegantly composed, emotionally absorbing drama." [71] On Metacritic, which assigned a score of 90 averaged from 57 reviews, the film received "universal acclaim". Exarchopoulos, 19, is a ball of fire in a breakthrough performance of startling power. Though she finds a fulfilling career as a teacher, Adèle never loses the stinging memory of her first amour Los Angeles critics consecrate Blue is the Warmest Colour. Strangely ignored at the European Films Awards, the winner of Cannes' Palme d'Or begins to reap a sheaf of awards across the Atlantic . 09/12/2013 | Awards | France 2xc1Z.