It’s a film that captures the confusion of figuring out your sexual identity and the passion of a first relationship-but also the factors (like class) that might unravel a couple no matter how much love they have. When the two have a chance meeting at a lesbian bar, Adele and Emma (with the blue hair) embark on a passionate relationship that spans years and goes through many ups and downs. When Adele (Exarchopoulos) spots a blue-haired woman on the street, she’s instantly attracted to her and sent into a spiral about her sexual identity. Still, Seydoux and Exarchopoulos say they’re proud of the finished product-and rightly so Blue is the Warmest Color showcases acting at its finest. Samantha Bergeson, Kate Erbland, Proma Khosla, and Christian Zilko contributed to this story. The lead actresses, Lea Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos, said that working with director Abdellatif Kechiche was “horrible” and that they’d never do another film with him again. Here are 30 of the best LGBTQ movies and TV shows on Netflix available for Pride Month 2022. The film’s graphic sex scenes divided critics and there were reports of unethical working conditions. The 179-minute lesbian epic, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2013, was met with controversy upon its release.