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Film: Blue Is The Warmest Colour (18)
Critics of a new film with a passionate lesbian love affair at its heart entirely miss the point of its analysis of class and culture, says JEFF SAWTELL

Blue Is The Warmest Colour (18)

Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche

4 Stars

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