By Simon Miraudo February 10, 2014 Abdellatif Kechiche‘s controversial Cannes winner Blue is the Warmest Colour details a relationship forming and curdling in graphic fashion (much like in the way the director’s own relationship to his stars has curdled so publicly in the months since its big win). Adèle Exarchopoulos astounds as the teenage heroine, also called […]
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Blue Is The Warmest Colour director calls star an “arrogant, spoiled child”
October 25, 2013 
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Who would have thought that Blue Is The Warmest Colour – the three-hour Palme d’Or winner that features lengthy, explicit lesbian sex scenes – would be more controversial for the off-set actions of its director and stars than its actual content? Director Abdellatif Kechiche has published an open letter to star Lea Seydoux, calling her […]
Continue readingBlue Is The Warmest Colour’s stars pledge to never work with director again
September 5, 2013 0 Comments
Despite receiving unanimous praise for their performances in the Palme d’Or winning Blue Is the Warmest Colour, stars Adèle Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux have pledged to never work with director Abdellatif Kechiche ever again. Speaking to The Daily Beast, the actors described the shoot as “horrible,” and Kechiche’s tactics as being potentially illegal, citing lengthy work […]
Continue readingControversial French drama, Blue is the Warmest Colour, collects Palme d’Or at Cannes
May 27, 2013 0 Comments
Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue is the Warmest Colour has collected the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, as selected by a jury led by Steven Spielberg and comprised of such industry luminaries as Ang Lee, Christoph Waltz, Nicole Kidman, Christian Mungiu, and Lynn Ramsay. The sexually explicit French drama set tongues wagging on the Croisette […]
Continue readingFamily ties – Sister review
January 21, 2013 0 Comments
Sister – Starring Léa Seydoux, Kacey Mottet Klein, and Gillian Anderson. Directed by Ursula Meier. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Ursula Meier‘s Sister commands your respect if not your attention. It tells of the complicated relationship between a 12-year-old thief, Simon (newcomer Kacey Mottet Klein), and his burnt out soeur, Louise (the entrancing Léa Seydoux). […]
Continue readingI believe in miracles – Lourdes review
January 31, 2011 0 Comments
Lourdes – Starring Sylvie Testud, Lea Seydoux and Elina Lowensohn. Directed by Jessica Hausner. Rated G. By Simon Miraudo. Was it Kierkegaard or Hot Chocolate who spoke the immortal words: ‘I believe in miracles, since you came along … you sexy thing’. Despite the inherent catchiness of that haunting refrain, the people of Earth are […]
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