Blue could also mean dark green, violet, black or brown. The ancient Greek word for a light blue, "glaukos", also could mean light green, grey, or yellow. The Greeks imported indigo dye from India, calling it indikon. They used Egyptian blue in the wall paintings of Knossos, in Crete, (2100 BC). It was not one of the four primary colours for Greek painting described by Pliny the Elder (red, yellow, black, and white), but nonetheless it was used as a background colour behind the friezes on Greek temples and to colour the beards of Greek statues. The Romans also imported indigo
Blue Is the Warmest Colour as shown here in Adèle's touching reverence for teaching, is another notable characteristic", was noted by a "Film Comment" critic. Kechiche explores how food can evoke varying levels of symbolism, for instance through the sexually suggestive food metaphors of Adèle's liking of the fat on ham and her learning to eat oysters from Emma. Additionally, he looks at how food can be seen as an indicator of social class. Director and screenwriter Abdellatif Kechiche developed the premise for "Blue Is the Warmest Colour" while directing his second feature film, "Games of Love and Chance" (2003). He met teachers "who felt