I didn’t expect to be so smitten, but I was. Speaking of Lea Seydoux’s face - I can’t. It would have been ~delicious to see Lea Seydoux do the whole “I can’t do this, I have a girlfriend” thing - I mean have you seen this woman’s face and what she could do with it? Good lord.Īlso, the whole lead up to the sex scene - the whole, “Why haven’t you brought me here before? / Because I wouldn’t have been able to control myself” exchange would have been fantastic, had it been acted out. Speaking of cheating - I think it was also a good character detail about Emma that she had a girlfriend at the time that she started seeing Adele. I guess the director wanted to “simplify” the plot? Though we thought it was a good parallel to show Adele being thrown out of her parents’ house because of Emma, and then Emma throwing her out herself after the cheating. Still debating whether this actually affected our enjoyment - there were at least two plot elements in the graphic novel that we were waiting for in the film, but unfortunately did not see: Emma’s girlfriend Sabine and the fact that Adele’s parents threw her out of their house when they found out about Emma. Prior to watching the movie, we both read Maroh’s graphic novel, so comparison was unavoidable. We think they were the movie’s strongest point. Much has been said about the movie (which won the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival) and its controversial sex scene, which we found a bit uncomfortable, but nevertheless Exarchopoulos and Seydoux delivered absolutely stellar performances. To answer this question right away: Yes, it has a lengthy and graphic lesbian sex scene.

Emma blue is the warmest colour