![]() ![]() My number one criticism of Didions work has always been the clinical. ![]() ![]() As for Lily Chou-Chou, we see the exotic gloss of her image, hear about her inspirational 'ether', and listen to her wispy Björk-styled tones, but she remains on an otherworldly pedestal for both viewer and protagonist. (stills from All About Lily Chou-Chou, 2001). If the bullying scenes make for uneasy viewing, there's also subtlety in the way Iwai intensifies their claustrophobia with the film's beautifully lit rural setting. From the producer of the KILL BILL franchise, Shunji Iwais observant and mesmerizing teen saga. We learn through flashbacks, including a nightmarish holiday video, how Yuichi's high school existence has bleakened, and that his former best friend Hoshino (Oshinari) has transformed into a sadistic ringleader and classroom pimp. In All About Lily Chou-Chou, fans of the fictional singer. She’s ethereal, the rebirth of death (indeed, she was born the moment Mark David Chapman shot and killed John Lennon), and all-powerful, a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her Björkness. Meanwhile, the only candid communication here takes place online between self-professed 'Lilyholics', where Yuichi connects anonymously with another obsessive. S hunji Iwai’s Lily Chou-Chou offers eternal peace. Lily's music provides the only beauty in the life of teenage Yuichi (Ichihara). As the film began as an Internet novel, it's fitting that the first lines aren't uttered, but blossom onscreen as chat room text. An imaginary pop goddess who pays homage to Debussy, Lily Chou-Chou was apparently conceived after writer/director Iwai saw HK starlet Faye Wong in concert. ![]()
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