History Trivia / BlueIsTheWarmestColor

* TheDanza:
** The protagonist Clémentine is renamed Adèle after her actress Creator/AdeleExarchopoulos because Creator/AbdellatifKechiche included scenes where the actress wasn't acting for the camera and was being called by name by the crew, feeling it was very natural and suited the movie.
** Averted by Léa Seydoux. She refused to have her character's name be changed to her own name as one of the conditions she had for playing the part of Emma. Among these other conditions are: she will not smoke real cigarettes because she has quit smoking two years before, she will not have real sex on camera, and she will not wear her own clothes for the film. Apart from these, she said that she is ready to do anything that Kechiche will require her for any of the scenes.

* ActorSharedBackground: Creator/LeaSeydoux said that in hindsight Creator/AbdellatifKechiche hired her because of her upper class background since her character hails from an upper middle class family to serve as contrast to the protagonist's blue collar background. She explained further that Kechiche gravitates to unknown actors and actresses and that there has to be a deeper reason why he did his unprecedented move of casting a more known actress (since at the time she was already well-known in her native country for some time, and had even appeared on a few Hollywood films) for his film.

* CreatorBacklash: Following the tensions and conflict that beset the creative team in the North American premiere after the actresses' revealing interview with the ''Daily Beast'', Creator/AbdellatifKechiche went on a rant a month before the film's release and said that the film shouldn't be shown anymore since it has been too "sullied" and that the audience will no longer see it with open eyes. He also said that the film was a mixed blessing that while they were awarded the Palme d'Or, it was also a curse.

* EnforcedMethodActing:
** If there is a single trope that will apply to the film, it will be this. Creator/LeaSeydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos were constantly demanded by their director to use their own emotions for the film. Both actresses stated that the film looks so real because Kechiche pushed them to their breaking point, and that they were really struggling. It was revealed that he would do hundreds of takes for small scenes to achieve the desired realism of the story. According to Adèle, she was crying for real at the end of the break-up scene because it took them the whole night to finish it without any breaks. Also, Kechiche ordered Seydoux to slap Adèle for real.
** Adèle Exarchopoulos said that she was already familiar with Léa Seydoux from watching ''Belle Épine'' and the Prada Candy advertisement but that she hasn't met her personally before filming. Adèle said that the first scene she shot with Seydoux was her dream sequence and she laughed at the humorous absurdity of [[NakedFirstImpression meeting someone for the first time naked]]. She laughed upon seeing Seydoux approaching her bed without her clothes on but she said that it helped them to break the ice and to establish a comfort level that will make them trust each other in intimate scenes where they feel most vulnerable. Kechiche also used this scene to test Seydoux's commitment to the role and to also forge a complicity between the actresses.
* FriendshipOnTheSet: Adèle Exarchopoulos and Creator/LeaSeydoux developed a very close friendship, which helped them get through the film's gruelling production.

* RealitySubtext: Adèle Exarchopoulos and Creator/LeaSeydoux developed a very close friendship during filming which was further strengthened when they only had each other on set to endure [[PrimaDonnaDirector Kechiche's autocratic leadership]] and psychologically distressing methods. [[spoiler:In what becomes of the most heartbreaking scene in the film, Adèle drew on her own sadness because the café scene is Seydoux's last day on the set. Adèle interpreted Seydoux's dialogue that she doesn't love her anymore as she's leaving for other projects and that she will meet other people whom she will have stronger friendships with and that their time together is over.]]

* StarMakingRole: While Creator/LeaSeydoux already rose to national prominence in 2010 with ''La Belle Personne'', it was this film and its consecration at the Cannes Film Festival that got her noticed by Hollywood (she landed the role of [[Film/{{Spectre}} Madeleine]] [[Film/NoTimeToDie Swann]] and became a regular of Creator/WesAnderson shortly thereafter).

** A lot of the footage has Adèle Exarchopoulos' character being called Adèle and a lot of the actors end up using her name for the scenes because of the natural acting that the director preferred. Creator/AbdellatifKechiche then proposed to Exarchopoulos that the character be named after her.
** The whole film itself. The actresses read only the script once and Kechiche encouraged them to improvise that they were not sure of how the film will turn out since they diverged from the script completely. This is what he wanted from the beginning for he wants realism and to let his characters breathe which is in accordance with his style of film making.
** A good portion of the BRoll footage with Adèle Exarchopoulos that ended up being used are in fact of the actress when she was out of character. The camera would be on her when she ate and even when she slept on the train while they were on their way to set. This also let to TheDanza: Since during this footage people kept calling Exarchopoulos the name Adèle instead of Clémentine, they agreed to have the main character's name changed to Adèle.
** Klaim, the hang drum player, was suggested by Jérémie Laheurte to Kechiche after he showed a video of his performance on his phone. He was subsequently added to the movie and also contributed his music on the soundtrack.
* TroubledProduction: [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/01/the-stars-of-blue-is-the-warmest-color-on-the-riveting-lesbian-love-sory-and-graphic-sex-scenes.html This]] interview with the ''Daily Beast'' even shocked those who have been following the film since it won at Cannes and were aware of how the actresses and the crew suffered. For example, when Adèle Exarchopoulos was being consoled by Léa Seydoux in a scene where she's crying, the director told her to kiss Adèle and to lick her snot instead. This also created a rift between Creator/AbdellatifKechiche and his actresses, and a month before its release he revealed to ''Télérama'' that the film shouldn't be shown anymore because the controversy has sullied it. He remained silent about this matter, however, upon its theatrical release, and continued promoting the film across many countries.

** A good portion of the B-roll footage with Adèle Exarchopoulos that ended up being used are in fact of the actress when she was out of character. The camera would be on her when she ate and even when she slept on the train while they were on their way to set. This also let to TheDanza: Since during this footage people kept calling Exarchopoulos the name Adèle instead of Clémentine, they agreed to have the main character's name changed to Adèle.

** The protagonist Clémentine is renamed Adèle after her actress Adèle Exarchopoulos because Creator/AbdellatifKechiche included scenes where the actress wasn't acting for the camera and was being called by name by the crew, feeling it was very natural and suited the movie.

* HostilityOnTheSet: By all accounts, Abdellatif Kechiche wasn't pleasant to work with, both by the lead actresses and the technicians. His untoward behavior and methods will require an exhaustive list while accounts of him being supportive to his crew and actresses are rare.

* StarMakingRole: While Creator/LeaSeydoux already rose to national prominence in 2010 with ''La Belle Personne'', it was this film that got her noticed by Hollywood (she landed the role of [[Film/{{Spectre}} Madeleine]] [[Film/NoTimeToDie Swann]] and became a regular of Creator/WesAnderson shortly thereafter).

* StarMakingRole: While Creator/LeaSeydoux already rose to national prominence in 2010 with ''La Belle Personn'', it was this film that got her noticed by Hollywood (she landed the role of [[Film/{{Spectre}} Madeleine]] [[Film/NoTimeToDie Swann]] and became a regular of Creator/WesAnderson shortly thereafter).

* ActorSharedBackground: Creator/LeaSeydoux said that in hindsight Kechiche hired her because of her upper class background since her character hails from an upper middle class family to serve as contrast to the protagonist's blue collar background. She explained further that Kechiche gravitates to unknown actors and actresses and that there has to be a deeper reason why he did his unprecedented move of casting a more known actress (since at the time she was already well-known in her native country for some time, and had even appeared on a few Hollywood films) for his film.
* CompletelyDifferentTitle: ''Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor'' is titled ''La Vie d'Adéle'', or ''The Life of Adele'', in its native France, reflecting the film's greater focus on Adèle's life and relationships over the original graphic novel.
* CreatorBacklash: Following the tensions and conflict that beset the creative team in the North American premiere after the actresses' revealing interview with the ''Daily Beast'', Kechiche went on a rant a month before the film's release and said that the film shouldn't be shown anymore since it has been too "sullied" and that the audience will no longer see it with open eyes. He also said that the film was a mixed blessing that while they were awarded the Palme d'Or, it was also a curse.

** The protagonist Clémentine is renamed Adèle after her actress Adèle Exarchopoulos because the director included scenes where the actress wasn't acting for the camera and was being called by name by the crew, feeling it was very natural and suited the movie.

* DyeingForYourArt: Léa Seydoux had her hair cropped by a barbershop in Paris and dyed her hair blue. Abdellatif Kechiche continued to dye it himself to maintain continuity. Seydoux was also instructed by Kechiche to go to the gym to tone her physique, do extensive reading on arts and philosophy, and to study Creator/JamesDean and Creator/MarlonBrando as inspirations for her role.

** If there is a single trope that will apply to the film, it will be this. Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos were constantly demanded by their director to use their own emotions for the film. Both actresses stated that the film looks so real because Kechiche pushed them to their breaking point, and that they were really struggling. It was revealed that he would do hundreds of takes for small scenes to achieve the desired realism of the story. According to Adèle, she was crying for real at the end of the break-up scene because it took them the whole night to finish it without any breaks. Also, Kechiche ordered Seydoux to slap Adèle for real.

* PlayingAgainstType: Léa Seydoux is consistently a passive object of desire in most of her film roles. In this film, her character actively pursues Adèle and was just as addicted to her as the latter is. [[spoiler:At least for the first part]].
* RealitySubtext: Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux developed a very close friendship during filming which was further strengthened when they only had each other on set to endure [[PrimaDonnaDirector Kechiche's autocratic leadership]] and psychologically distressing methods. [[spoiler:In what becomes of the most heartbreaking scene in the film, Adèle drew on her own sadness because the café scene is Seydoux's last day on the set. Adèle interpreted Seydoux's dialogue that she doesn't love her anymore as she's leaving for other projects and that she will meet other people whom she will have stronger friendships with and that their time together is over.]]

** A lot of the footage has Adèle Exarchopoulos' character being called Adèle and a lot of the actors end up using her name for the scenes because of the natural acting that the director preferred. Kechiche then proposed to Exarchopoulos that the character be named after her.

* TroubledProduction: [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/01/the-stars-of-blue-is-the-warmest-color-on-the-riveting-lesbian-love-sory-and-graphic-sex-scenes.html This]] interview with the ''Daily Beast'' even shocked those who have been following the film since it won at Cannes and were aware of how the actresses and the crew suffered. For example, when Adèle Exarchopoulos was being consoled by Léa Seydoux in a scene where she's crying, the director told her to kiss Adèle and to lick her snot instead. This also created a rift between [[PrimaDonnaDirector Kechiche]] and his actresses, and a month before its release he revealed to ''Télérama'' that the film shouldn't be shown anymore because the controversy has sullied it. He remained silent about this matter, however, upon its theatrical release, and continued promoting the film across many countries.

** Adèle Exarchopoulos said that she is already familiar with Léa Seydoux from watching ''Belle Épine'' and the Prada Candy Advertisement but that she hasn't met her personally before filming. Adèle said that the first scene she shot with Seydoux was her dream sequence and she laughed at the humorous absurdity of [[NakedFirstImpression meeting someone for the first time naked]]. She laughed upon seeing Seydoux approaching her bed without her clothes on but she said that it helped them to break the ice and to establish a comfort level that will make them trust each other in intimate scenes where they feel most vulnerable. Kechiche also used this scene to test Seydoux's commitment to the role and to also forge a complicity between the actresses.

* DisownedAdaptation: Jul Maroh, while they didn't reject the film entirely, criticized the lesbian sex scenes, saying that they were unrealistic and shot to titillate male viewers, and that Maroh themselves were uncomfortable that the two main actresses were both straight.

* RomanceOnTheSet: Adèle Exarchopoulos and Jérémie Laheurte started dating on the set.

* DisownedAdaptation: Julie Maroh, while they didn't reject the film entirely, criticized the lesbian sex scenes, saying that they were unrealistic and shot to titillate male viewers, and that Maroh themselves were uncomfortable that the two main actresses were both straight.

* DisownedAdaptation: Julie Maroh, while she didn't reject the film entirely, criticized the lesbian sex scenes, saying that they were unrealistic and shot to titillate male viewers, and that she was uncomfortable that the two main actresses were both straight.

* PlayingGertrude: Adèle after the TimeSkip. It's lampshaded when Emma tells Adèle [[OlderThanTheyLook she still looks young]].

* EnforcedMethodActing: If there is a single trope that will apply to the film, it will be this. Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos were constantly demanded by their director to use their own emotions for the film. Both actresses stated that the film looks so real because Kechiche pushed them to their breaking point, and that they were really struggling. It was revealed that he would do hundreds of takes for small scenes to achieve the desired realism of the story. According to Adèle, she was crying for real at the end of the break-up scene because it took them the whole night to finish it without any breaks. Also, Kechiche ordered Seydoux to slap Adèle for real.
* NakedFirstImpression: Adèle Exarchopoulos said that she is already familiar with Léa Seydoux from watching ''Belle Épine'' and the Prada Candy Advertisement but that she hasn't met her personally before filming. Adèle said that the first scene she shot with Seydoux was her dream sequence and she laughed at the humorous absurdity of meeting someone for the first time naked. She laughed upon seeing Léa approaching her bed without her clothes on but she said that it helped them to break the ice and to establish a comfort level that will make them trust each other in intimate scenes where they feel most vulnerable. Kechiche also used this scene to test Seydoux's commitment to the role and to also forge a complicity between the actresses.

* TroubledProduction: This interview with the ''Daily Beast'' even shocked those who have been following the film since it won at Cannes and were aware of how the actresses and the crew suffered. For example, when Adèle Exarchopoulos was being consoled by Léa Seydoux in a scene where she's crying, the director told her to kiss Adèle and to lick her snot instead. This also created a rift between [[PrimaDonnaDirector Kechiche]] and Seydoux, and a month before its release he revealed to ''Télérama'' that the film shouldn't be shown anymore because the controversy has sullied it. He remained silent about this matter however upon its theatrical release and continued promoting the film across many countries. [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/01/the-stars-of-blue-is-the-warmest-color-on-the-riveting-lesbian-love-sory-and-graphic-sex-scenes.html The interview that caused a rift between the director and his actresses.]]

* ActorSharedBackground: Creator/LeaSeydoux said that in hindsight Kechiche hired her because of her upper class background since her character hails from an upper middle class family to serve as contrast to the protagonist's blue collar background. She explained further that Kechiche gravitates to unknown actors and actresses and that there has to be a deeper reason why he did his unprecedented move of casting a more known actress for his film.

** Adèle is played by Adèle Exarchopoulos. This was changed from Clémentine in the comic book.

** Adèle is played by Adèle Exarchopoulos.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: ''Film/BlueIsTheWarmestColor'' is titled ''La Vie d'Adéle'', or ''The Life of Adele'', in its native France.

* ActorSharedBackground: Léa Seydoux said that in hindsight Kechiche hired her because of her upper class background since her character hails from an upper middle class family to serve as contrast to the protagonist's blue collar background. She explained further that Kechiche gravitates to unknown actors and actresses and that there has to be a deeper reason why he did his unprecedented move of casting a more known actress for his film.

* PrimaDonnaDirector: By all accounts, Abdellatif Kechiche, both by the lead actresses and the technicians. His untoward behavior and methods will require an exhaustive list while accounts of him being supportive to his crew and actresses are rare.

* PlayingGertrude: Adèle after the TimeSkip. Its lampsaded when Emma tells Adèle [[OlderThanTheyLook she still looks young]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: Fans of ''Film/MissionImpossible'' will recognize Léa Seydoux from her role as an assassin in ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'', and others may remember her smaller roles in other films such as ''Film/IngloriousBasterds''.