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.
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Pain can take you in prison. The ether can set you free.
2001 · 2h 26m · Unrated
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Shunji Iwai
Overview
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 pop star Lily Chou-Chou.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
This movie is maddening. It conveys a simple message in a visual style that is willfully overwrought.
Once you get into its rhythm ... the movie becomes a heady experience.
A hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture.
While the story's undeniably hard to follow, Iwai's gorgeous visuals seduce.
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