Blue thereby quickly becomes a metaphor for the Items are highlighted and stand out they become extraordinarilyĮye-catching, and are charged with the intensity of an immediateness In the absence of other colors, these blue Journal contains her "adolescent memories" (7), and when Emmaīegins to read it, the aforementioned love story begins to unfold inīlack and white (or, rather, in sepia tones), sparingly interspersed That the phrase "blue is the warmest color" is a quotationįrom a letter Clementine has written to Emma in which the formerĭedicates to the latter her blue juvenile diary. This apparent contradiction is quickly dissolved when the reader learns Of warmness or coolness, and blue is generally characterized as being Since the nineteenth century, colors have been assigned qualities Stand out is another stylistic device that is immediately highlighted on All these stylistic devices areįamiliar to most readers through comic books, literary works, or films,Īnd therefore make the style and content of Blue is the Warmest Color Shown in circumstances that most readers will know: in school, at home, Contemporary events areĭepicted in color, while the past is shown in sepia. Words, and a first person point of view, which portrays eitherĮmma's contemporary or Clementine's past experiences (writtenĭown in the diary she kept as a teenager). In which readers get to know the characters through their deeds and Perspective alternates between an omniscient third person point of view, Protagonists' feelings and socio-cultural context. Language: her characters are depicted in recognizable, clearly outlinedĬontours in which every line serves the purpose of capturing the
Secondly, Maroh has chosen to tell her story in very accessible visual Would be happy ever after were it not for the homophobia thatĬlementine, especially, encounters at school and in her family. Story and the romance-two of the most popular narrative subgenres.Ĭlementine and Emma fall for each other, overcome some hardships, and The subgenres that Maroh has chosen to work within, the coming-of age Sexualities? Firstly, the vast majority of readers will be familiar with What are the visual and narrative strategies that allow Maroh toĮstablish her story as a point of reference for all genders and The planned bill for marriage and adoption equality. In 2013 Maroh's native France saw massive demonstrations against That homosexuality is currently criminalized in 76 countries, and that Loves, and struggles visible, acceptable, and generalizable beyond theįrame of a LGBTTIQ readership. The graphic novel Blue is the Warmest Color thereby makes lesbian lives, Thus, the graphic novel, more so than theįilm, successfully contributes to the acceptance of homosexuality byĪligning its readers with the point of view of a lesbian protagonist. Warmest Color author: 'I'm a feminist but it doesn't make People from all walks of life in response to her book ("Blue Is the Salon, the latter states that she receives e-mails and testimonies from In this it has been successful: in Rachel Kramerīussel's September 2013 interview with Maroh for the online site Is fundamentally driven by the need to tell a lesbian love story in suchĪ way that readers of all genders and sexualities can identify with itsīittersweet narrative. Whereas Kechiche's proclaimed intention is toĮxplore the effects of class differences in his film, the graphic novel Transfers of visual elements, the film and the graphic novel do not have Yet beyond those references to the storyline and some superficial The film and the graphic novel, dyed-blue hair. Hardship of coming out as a lesbian in a world that sees homosexualityĪs disconcerting, have been retained in the film. Some characters, likeĬlementine's best friend Valentin, who helps her to endure the Love story between two protagonists, the schoolgirl Clementine (calledĪdele in the film) and the art student Emma. Like the graphic novel, the film centers around a budding Indeed, Kechiche has adopted part of the storyline of Maroh's workįor his film. Kechiche's latest film of the same title, also released in 2013. Novel wants to catch the wave caused by the success of Abdellatif Obviously, the North American publisher of Julie Maroh's graphic Left, "Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or Winner." Words: "Now a major motion picture" and, below and to the The key visual on the cover of Blue is the Warmest Color are the $9.55, paperback, 160īlue is the Warmest Color, directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. Retrieved from īlue Is the Warmest Color, by Julie Maroh. Blue Is the Warmest Color." Retrieved from 2015 Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Department of English 06 Aug. MLA style: "Blue Is the Warmest Color." The Free Library.
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