“[ Blue is the Warmest Color ] was really a film about two people having to go through a relationship which everyone knew would lead to a breakup and the pain that that entails. Anybody can see that story, what leads to that, and identify with it. As a filmmaker, I wanted to construct this identification process with the characters so that you fully connect to their emotions and what their breakup [represents].” PeopleTwoCharacterStoriesWantedPainFilmProcessEmotionColorBlueFilmmakerBreakupConstructsIdentification Author:Abdellatif Kechiche
“My film (Black Venus) had been very emotionally draining and difficult because I had identified so much with the lead character, Saartjie Baartman.” CharacterFilmDifficultBlackVenusDrainingLead Characters Author:Abdellatif Kechiche
