Story of Young Woman's Awakening Is Top Winner

Adèle Exarchopoulos, the 19-year-old heroine of Abdellatif Kechiche's sexually graphic, potently naturalistic lesbian drama La Vie d'Adèle (known in English as Blue Is the Warmest Color), was named one of the three winners of the Palme d'Or, theBlue is the Warmest Color won the top prize at the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. The French film, directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, is a sexually explicit lesbian love story (read Owen Gleiberman's review here).Three-hour drama, which received attention for its graphic sex scenes, was named the fest's best film by international film critics' organization.Three-hour drama, which received attention for its graphic sex scenes, was named the fest's best film by international film critics' organization.Abdellatif Kechiche's sublime French romance Blue Is the Warmest Color, clocking in at 2

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