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All About Lily Chou-Chou
Crime, Drama - 2001
7.5
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Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of fictional pop star Lily Chou-Chou.
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Rated:
Unrated
Runtime:
146 min
Release date:
7 Sep 2001
Country:
JP
Languages:
Japanese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
While the story's undeniably hard to follow, Iwai's gorgeous visuals seduce.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
30 Aug 2002
fresh:
A hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
20 Sep 2002
fresh:
Once you get into its rhythm ... the movie becomes a heady experience.
– Jonathan Curiel,
San Francisco Chronicle,
15 Nov 2002
rotten:
This movie is maddening. It conveys a simple message in a visual style that is willfully overwrought.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
29 Nov 2002
rotten:
For 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.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
21 Mar 2003
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