Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew Up… in France. Emma knew from somewhat an early age that she was also interested in women in addition to men. However, over time she came to the realization that she preferred the company of women sexually. Emma's family has always been accepting of whomever she considers close in her life.
Living… in an industrial town in northern France.
Profession… artist. Emma has gone to school for art, and she's very gifted at it. In addition to be a skilled artist, she's also very well read.
Interests… philosophy. Emma has learned to stick up for her own values by studying the philosopher Jean Paul Sartre. By reading his works, she has been inspired to passionately enjoy life according to her own standards.
Relationship Status… involved with a high school girl named Adele. Emma was in a relationship with another woman when she first met Adele at a lesbian bar. Adele and she immediately shared a deep attraction that neither could deny. Before too long, Emma’s other girlfriend was history, and Emma and Adele were an item. The tension between the two of them is intense.
Challenge… dealing with the differences between her and Adele. The passion and sexual chemistry between them is incredible, but outside the bedroom they are facing issues. Adele, who had never been with a woman, is still closeted and unwilling to date Emma publicly. And their different family backgrounds are also straining their relationship. Adele’s family is much more conservative than her very intellectual and liberal family.
Personality… funny, bubbly, and relaxed, but at at the same time the life of the party. And just like her blue hair would personify, she's unique, with a magnetic personality.
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Adele's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who helps her discover her sexuality and independence. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself.
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A New York Times bestseller The original graphic novel adapted into the film Blue Is the Warmest Color, winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival In this tender, bittersweet, full-color graphic novel, a young woman named Clementine discovers herself and the elusive magic of love when she meets a confident blue-haired girl named Emma: a lesbian love story for the ages that bristles with the energy of youth and rebellion and the eternal light of desire. First published in France by Glénat, the book has won several awards, including the Audience Prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, Europe's largest. The live-action, French-language film version of the book, entitled Blue Is the Warmest Color, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2013. Directed by director Abdellatif Kechiche and starring Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopoulos, the film generated both wide praise and controversy. It will be released in the US through Sundance Selects/IFC Films. Julie Maroh is an author and illustrator originally from northern France. "Julie Maroh, who was just 19 when she started the comic, manages to convey the excitement, terror, and obsession of young love—and to show how wildly teenagers swing from one extreme emotion to the next ... Ultimately, Blue Is the Warmest Color is a sad story about loss and heartbreak, but while Emma and Clementine’s love lasts, it’s exhilarating and sustaining." —Slate.com "A beautiful, moving graphic novel." —Wall Street Journal "Blue Is the Warmest Color captures the entire life of a relationship in affecting and honest style." —Comics Worth Reading "Delicate linework conveys wordless longing in this graphic novel about a lesbian relationship." —New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice) "A tragic yet beautifully wrought graphic novel." —Salon.com "Love is a beautiful punishment in Maroh’s paean to confusion, passion, and discovery ... An elegantly impassioned love story." —Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW) "A lovely and wholehearted coming-out story ... the illustrations are infused with genuine, raw feeling. Wide-eyed Clementine wears every emotion on her sleeve, and teens will understand her journey perfectly." —Kirkus Reviews "The electric emotions of falling in love and the difficult process of self-acceptance will resonate with all readers ... Maroh’s use of color is deliberate enough to be eye-catching in a world of grey tones, with Emma’s bright blue hair capturing Clementine’s imagination, but is used sparingly enough that it supports and blends naturally with the story." —Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW) "It's not just the French who have a better handle on sexy material than Americans -- Canadians do, too ... Who's publishing it? Not an American publishing house but by Arsenal Pulp Press, a Canadian independent." —Los Angeles Times
