Blue is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche)
I don’t know if this one is largely agreed upon, mainly due to background grossness by the director and a sex scene that oversteps itself into exploitation, but Blue is the Warmest Color is by far one of the most heart-wrenching love stories I’ve ever seen. The film is also a wonderful portrait of a young woman and her fight for happiness, her love, her selfishness, and her insecurity as actress Adèle Exarchopoulos creates one of the finest female characters of the 21st century. Her character, Adèle, is never defined by her sexuality, and we watch as she transforms from a young girl, wide-eyed and in love, to a young woman who has lost love and is struggling to keep herself pulled together.
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