Several films set in those teenage high school years deal with the main character’s sexual awakening, be it The Summer Of 42 or Tea And Sympathy, This film festival winner goes further (very far) in dealing with that awakening and a revelation for the protagonist. Blue Is The Warmest Color is adapted from a celebrated graphic novel from Julie Maroh by screenwriter Ghalia Lacroix and director Abdellatif Kechichi. Besides reaping awards it has been generating a lot of controversy for its no-holds barred, shot in real-time love scenes (and also for its 3 hour running time). Time to set aside the press and the hype and see how it works at telling this very adult story.

Blue is mainly the journey of Adele (Adele Exarchopoulos), a smart, sassy seventeen year-old attending high school in France. She gets along with her mother and father, enjoys school (particularly French literature) and has many friends.