DVD
Blue is the warmest color = La vie d'Adèle - chapitres 1 et 2 [videorecording] / Sundance Selects, Wild Bunch and Quat'Sous Films present ; a Wild Bunch and Quat'sous Films production ; in coproduction with France 2 Cinéma, Scope Pictures, Vertigo Films, RTBF (Télévision Belge) ; screenplay by Adbellatif Kechiche & Ghalya Lacroix ; produced by Alcatraz Films, Olivier Thery Lapiney, Laurence Clerc ; directed by Adbellatif Kechiche.
"The colorful, electrifying romance that took the Cannes Film Festival by storm courageously dives into a young woman's experiences of first love and sexual awakening. Blue is the Warmest Color stars the remarkable newcomer Adèle Exarchopoulos as a high schooler who, much to her own surprise, plunges into a thrilling relationship with a female twentysomething art student, played by Léa Seydoux. Directed by Adbellatif Kechiche, this finely detailed, intimate epic sensitively renders the erotic abandon of youth. It has captivated international audiences and been widely embraced as a defining love story for the new century."--Provided by the distributor.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781604658262
- ISBN: 1604658266
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 179 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches
- Edition: DVD edition.
- Distributor: [New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Freely inspired by the comic book "Le bleu est une couleur chaude" by Julie Maroh, published by Éditions Glénat. Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. Production notes and essay "Feeling Blue" by critic and film professor B. Ruby Rich are included in container insert. Cataloged from container with additional information taken from container insert. Film rating provided from IMDB.com webpage for film and may not be present on container packaging. DVD edition features: New digital master, approved by director Adbellatif Kechiche; trailer and TV spot; new English subtitle translation. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Sundance Selects, Wild Bunch and Quat'Sous Films present ; a Wild Bunch and Quat'sous Films production ; in coproduction with France 2 Cinm̌a, Scope Pictures, Vertigo Films, RTBF (Tľv̌ision Belge) ; screenplay by Adbellatif Kechiche & Ghalya Lacroix ; produced by Alcatraz Films, Olivier Thery Lapiney, Laurence Clerc ; directed by Adbellatif Kechiche. Director of photography, Sofian El Fani ; sound, Jerome Chenevoy ; editors, Albertine Lastera, Camille Toubkis, Jean-Marie Lengelle, Ghalya Lacroix. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos with Salim Kechiouche, Mona Walravens, Jřm̌ie Laheurte, Alma Jodorowsky, Aurľien Recoing, Catherine Salee, Fanny Maurin, Benjamin Siksou and Sandor Funtek. Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Mona Walravens, Jérémie Laheurte, Alma Jodorowsky, Aurélien Recoing, Catherine Salee, Fanny Maurin, Benjamin Siksou, Sandor Funtek. |
| Target Audience Note: | [MPAA rating: NC-17; for explicit sexual content] Canadian Home Video Rating: R. Consumer Protection B.C. rating: R. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL. |
| Language Note: | In French with English subtitles. |
| Awards Note: | Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival, 2013. |
| Source of Description Note: | Title from end title screen. |
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| Subject: | Graphic novels > Film adaptations. Lesbians > Drama. Teenagers > Sexual behavior > Drama. Dating (Social customs) > Drama. Lesbians > Identity > Drama. |
| Genre: | Feature films. Fiction films. Coming-of-age films. Romance films. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Gibsons Public Library | DVD FIC B (Text) | 30886000688065 | DVD | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"The colorful, electrifying romance that took the Cannes Film Festival by storm courageously dives into a young woman's experiences of first love and sexual awakening. Blue is the Warmest Color stars the remarkable newcomer Adèle Exarchopoulos as a high schooler who, much to her own surprise, plunges into a thrilling relationship with a female twentysomething art student, played by Léa Seydoux. Directed by Adbellatif Kechiche, this finely detailed, intimate epic sensitively renders the erotic abandon of youth. It has captivated international audiences and been widely embraced as a defining love story for the new century."--Provided by the distributor.
