As the stands, the big controversy surrounding Abdellatif Kechiche's Blue Is The Warmest Color is presumably the aspect that is bringing the movie far more attention than it might have received otherwise: that's to say, everybody seems to be talking about this 2013 French drama because of the way its actresses, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux, were supposedly mistreated by their director over the course of its production. The fact that all three seem to have made up in the wake of the movie's release doesn't help to shed any light on the situation, of course. For the purposes of the movie as a viewing experience, however, it doesn't matter much: Blue Is The Warmest Color is deserving of all the attention it has garnered, regardless of what happened behind the scenes. At its core, the film chronicles a relationship between two women, Adele and Emma, and the rollercoaster ride of emotions that their pairing leads them upon. It's a dazzling, vibrant, depressing, and beautifully cinematic venture, which unravels over the course of three brilliant hours - the performances, real and nuanced, are truly some of the best you'll see this year.
