July 2012 - The shoot
Pictorial adviser on set
Adé Bernard joined the shoot of Abdellatif Kechiche's film as pictorial adviser to Léa Seydoux, teaching her in particular her charcoal techniques. In the closing dialogue, Adèle's character says she exhibits alongside her - blurring the line between fiction and reality.
The first painting
Two figures on a shore
Acrylic, oil, charcoal and collage, in tones of blue and red: two female figures kneeling on a blue band evoking a shoreline, framing a child. This work accompanies the conclusion of Emma and Adèle's story, during the gallery opening scene.
The second painting
A blue head, from the “Heads” series
A head in shades of blue, with a double pupil inspired by early icons. It echoes the film's graphic source - Julie Maroh's graphic novel - and its English title, “Blue Is the Warmest Colour”. In May 2013, the film won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.