The film is nearly three hours long, but it never feels dragged out. Kechiche utilizes a cinema verité style, using extreme close-ups and natural lighting to create an intimate, almost voyeuristic feel. We watch Adèle eat, sleep, cry, and love. This immersion is what earned the film its highest praise: it captures the all-consuming nature of first love in a way few films ever have.
: It highlights how class differences—Adèle’s working-class background vs. Emma’s upper-middle-class artistic circle—are the ultimate cause of their relationship’s tragic end, expressed through their differing views on art, philosophy, and even food (spaghetti vs. oysters).
The availability of Blue Is the Warmest Color fluctuates based on licensing rights. As of this year, here is the status of the film on major English-language platforms: