Blue Is the Warmest Color
“To love.”
Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself.
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Cast
68 people
Léa Seydoux
Emma
Known for
No Time to Die
The Lobster
Adèle Exarchopoulos
Adèle
Known for
Beating Hearts
Wingwomen
Salim Kéchiouche
Samir
Known for
Ganglands
Lupin
Aurélien Recoing
Adèle's Father
Known for
13 Tzameti
The Horde
Catherine Salée
Adèle's Mother
Known for
Two Days, One Night
Standing Tall
Benjamin Siksou
Antoine
Known for
Leila
Student Services
Mona Walravens
Lise
Known for
Two Is a Family
Gangsterdam
Alma Jodorowsky
Béatrice
Known for
The Serpent
Arco
Saskia De Coster
Woman at Pride Parade
Jérémie Laheurte
Thomas
Known for
Paris Police 1900
Notre-Dame on Fire
Judith Hoersch
Lucie (voice)
Anne Loiret
Emma's Mother
Known for
Maigret
The Marching Band
Abdellatif Kechiche Director · Ghalya Lacroix Screenplay Jul Maroh Author
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $4.3M · United States release October 25, 2013
Box office
Budget
$4,300,000
Worldwide gross
$19,796,489
Gross vs. budget
4.6×
Production
Wild Bunch
Production
SCOPE Pictures
Production
Quat'sous Films
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
RTBF
Production
Alcatraz Films
Production
Vértigo Films
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
Ciné+
Production
Eurimages
Production
France Télévisions
Production
Pictanovo Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Production
Radio Télévision Belge Francophone
Production
Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Production
Vertigo Films
Production
Belgium · France · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · May 23, 2013
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · October 9, 2013
Theatrical
United States · October 25, 2013
Theatrical
United States
August 30, 2013 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
October 11, 2013 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 12, 2013 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 13, 2013 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 14, 2013 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
November 9, 2013 · Premiere · Virginia Film Festival
November 17, 2013 · Premiere · Columbus International Film And Video Festival
August 2, 2014 · Premiere · Traverse City Film Festival
Argentina
December 3, 2013 · Premiere · European Film Week
January 31, 2014 · Theatrical
Australia
November 16, 2013 · Premiere · Brisbane Film Festival
February 13, 2014 · Theatrical
Austria
November 2, 2013 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
November 3, 2013 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 27, 2013 · Premiere · Festival Du Film Francophone De Namur
October 9, 2013 · Theatrical
Bermuda
January 26, 2014 · Premiere · Bermuda International Film Festival
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 23, 2013 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
December 6, 2013 · Theatrical
Canada
September 5, 2013 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 17, 2013 · Premiere · Atlantic Film Festival
September 22, 2013 · Premiere · Calgary Film Festival
September 27, 2013 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
October 3, 2013 · Premiere · Edmonton International Film Festival
October 9, 2013 · Premiere · Quèbec
October 9, 2013 · Theatrical
October 20, 2013 · Premiere · Ottawa LGBT Film Festival
November 7, 2013 · Premiere · Windsor International Film Festival
November 8, 2013 · Premiere · Toronto, Vancouver
Croatia
July 16, 2013 · Premiere · Pula Film Festival
July 30, 2013 · Premiere · Motovun Film Festival
November 28, 2013 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 8, 2013 · Premiere · Mezipatra Queer Film Festival
November 8, 2013 · Theatrical
November 22, 2013 · Premiere · Festival Francouzských Filmu
Denmark
December 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Estonia
May 9, 2014 · Theatrical
Finland
September 9, 2013 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
December 13, 2013 · Theatrical
France
July 7, 2013 · Premiere · Paris Cinèma
August 24, 2013 · Premiere · Festival Du Film Francophone D'Angoulême
Georgia
December 8, 2013 · Premiere · Tbilisi International Film Festival
Germany
June 30, 2013 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
October 1, 2013 · Premiere · Lesbisch-Schwule Filmtage Karlsruhe
November 1, 2013 · Premiere · Französiche Filmtge, Tübingen/Stuttgart
November 6, 2013 · Premiere · Holebi Film Festival
December 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Greece
September 29, 2013 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
October 31, 2013 · Theatrical
March 19, 2014 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
October 5, 2013 · Premiere · Hong Kong Lesbian And Gay Film Festival
November 24, 2013 · Premiere · Hong Kong French Cinepanorama
January 2, 2014 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 14, 2013 · Premiere · Jameson Cinefest International Film Festival
October 10, 2013 · Theatrical
Iceland
October 5, 2013 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival
October 11, 2013 · Theatrical
India
October 19, 2013 · Premiere · Mumbai Film Festival
October 19, 2013 · Theatrical
November 10, 2013 · Premiere · Kolkata International Film Festival
Ireland
November 10, 2013 · Premiere · Cork International Film Festival
November 10, 2013 · Theatrical
November 18, 2013 · Premiere · Outburst Queer Arts Festival
November 22, 2013 · Premiere · IFI French Film Festival
Israel
November 21, 2013 · Theatrical
Italy
June 16, 2013 · Premiere · Cannes A Roma Festival
October 24, 2013 · Theatrical
Japan
October 25, 2013 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
October 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Kosovo
September 25, 2013 · Premiere · Prishtina International Film Festival
Latvia
October 11, 2013 · Theatrical
Lebanon
November 30, 2013 · Premiere · European Film Week
November 30, 2013 · Theatrical
Lithuania
November 1, 2013 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
October 9, 2013 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 19, 2013 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival
November 20, 2013 · Premiere · Muestra Internacional de Cine
February 14, 2014 · Theatrical
October 3, 2019 · Digital · Casa CANÍBAL
Monaco
October 9, 2013 · Theatrical
Morocco
November 6, 2013 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 15, 2013 · Premiere · Film By The Sea Film Festival
October 10, 2013 · Theatrical
February 28, 2014 · Physical · Blu ray
March 4, 2016 · TV · NPO 2
June 8, 2018 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
February 13, 2014 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
November 15, 2013 · Premiere · Cinedays Film Festival
November 15, 2013 · Theatrical
Norway
October 24, 2013 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
October 24, 2013 · Theatrical
Poland
July 18, 2013 · Premiere · New Horizons Film Festival
October 18, 2013 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 16, 2013 · Premiere · Lisbon And Estoril Film Festival
November 16, 2013 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
November 15, 2013 · Premiere · Puerto Rico Queer Film Festival
November 15, 2013 · Theatrical
Romania
October 30, 2013 · Premiere · Les Films De Cannes A Bucarest
November 1, 2013 · Theatrical
Russia
November 7, 2013 · Theatrical
November 26, 2013 · Premiere · Side By Side LGBT International Film Festival
Serbia
March 9, 2014 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
August 22, 2014 · Premiere · Love And Pride Film Festival
Slovakia
November 28, 2013 · Theatrical
Slovenia
November 9, 2013 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival
November 9, 2013 · Theatrical
South Africa
October 19, 2013 · Premiere · Out In Africa Film Festival
November 3, 2013 · Premiere · Cape Town And Winelands International Film Festival
February 14, 2014 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 5, 2013 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
January 16, 2014 · Theatrical
July 10, 2024 · Theatrical · re-release
Spain
September 20, 2013 · Premiere · Donosita-San Sebastiàn International Film Festival
October 25, 2013 · Premiere · Madrid
October 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 10, 2013 · Premiere · Stokholm International Film Festival
November 22, 2013 · Theatrical
August 21, 2021 · Premiere · Malmö Queer Film Festival
Switzerland
October 6, 2013 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
October 9, 2013 · Premiere · French Speaking Region
October 17, 2013 · Premiere · Italian Speaking Film Festival
January 9, 2014 · Premiere · German Speaking Region
January 9, 2014 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 20, 2013 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
November 20, 2013 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 27, 2013 · Premiere · Filmekimi
November 8, 2013 · Theatrical
Ukraine
November 7, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 14, 2013 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 6, 2013 · Premiere · Glasgay
November 8, 2013 · Premiere · Cornwell Film Festival
November 9, 2013 · Premiere · Inverness Film Festival
November 10, 2013 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
November 22, 2013 · Theatrical
March 23, 2014 · Premiere · BFI London Lesbian And Gay Film Festival
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