
Life isn't easy for a group of high school kids growing up absurd in Japan's pervasive pop/cyber culture. As they negotiate teen badlands- school bullies, parents from another planet, lurid snapshots of sex and death- these everyday rebels without a cause seek sanctuary, even salvation, through pop star savior Lily Chou-Chou, embracing her sad, dreamy songs and sharing their fears and secrets in Lilyholic chat rooms. Immersed in the speed of everyday troubles, their lives ine... (Full plot summary below)
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Life isn't easy for a group of high school kids growing up absurd in Japan's pervasive pop/cyber culture. As they negotiate teen badlands- school bullies, parents from another planet, lurid snapshots of sex and death- these everyday rebels without a cause seek sanctuary, even salvation, through pop star savior Lily Chou-Chou, embracing her sad, dreamy songs and sharing their fears and secrets in Lilyholic chat rooms. Immersed in the speed of everyday troubles, their lives inevitably climax in a fatal collision between real and virtual identities, a final logging-off from innocence.
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| Film ScoutsJason GorberIt is remarkable not for its flamboyance but for its stark honesty, captivating visual flair, and a style of filmmaking that differs from anything on this side of the Pacific. |
| Slant MagazineEd GonzalezShe's all-powerful, a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her Bjorkness. |
| Filmcritic.comRachel GordonAlong with the Internet culture associated with it, this builds a provoking but nonjudgmental commentary about the ways in which teens may escape communication. |
| BBC.comJamie RussellA film that's flawed and brilliant in equal measure. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)I'm not sure All About Lily Chou-Chou made sense in my head, but it made sense in my heart. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe gutsy film didn't help itself by making it so difficult to follow the story and by being so morose. |
| MovieMartyr.comJeremy HeilmanPerhaps no greater example yet exists of the beauty achievable when one is a master of the digital aesthetic. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittI'm not sure All About Lily Chou-Chou made sense in my head, but it made sense in my heart. |
| Toronto StarPeter HowellFor all of its insights into the dream world of teen life, and its electronic expression through cyber culture, the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2-hour running time. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonOne thing is for sure: This movie does not tell you a whole lot about Lily Chou-Chou. |