Blue is The Warmest Colour (The arty, French, love story)

Blue is the Warmest ColourBlue is the Warmest Colour won the Palme d'Or.

This film went down so well at Cannes, Steven Speilberg changed the rules to celebrate the achievements of its two stars, Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos. It was the first time the Palme d'Or was picked up by both the director (Abdellatif Kechiche) and members of the cast.

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“The surprise winner of the top prize at Cannes, this three-hour French drama is unlike any movie we've ever seen, getting so deeply under the skin of its central character that we find universal truths in the story even if we can't identify with it. It's an extraordinary film that holds us in rapt attention, shaking us up until we are forced to look into our own souls.”

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