Meyer's, well, appreciation of Hong Kong cinema…
#All about lily chou chou rev movie
It’s very cinema verite in feel and I had to remind myself on ocassion that the movie wasn’t a documentary. I also enjoyed the way “All About Lily Chou Chou” was shot. It’s easy to see why these kids would be so captivated by her music. Both the faux pop songs by the fictional Lily and the haunting score are a delight. As soon as the movie was finished I went online to track down its soundtrack (and in the process discovered that some of “Lily Chou Chou’s” score, by composer Takeshi Kobayashi, made its way into Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill Vol. His transition from often picked-on stellar student to being a brutal bully himself is one of the more tragic aspects of the film, yet also one of its most captivating.Īnd the music? Is incredible. He plays Shusuke Hoshino, whose ascent into young adulthood the movie also chronicles. Shûgo Oshinari (“Battle Royale II”) is fantastic as well. He doesn’t have a ton of dialogue in the film, but he manages convey that array of emotions we all felt when we were 12- and 13-years old–those first pangs of arousal, angst, jealousy, fear, humility and anger. Particularly impressive is Hayato Ichihara (who was only 12 when filming began on “All About Lily Chou Chou”) as Yûichi Hasumi, the quiet, slightly nerdy and often bullied Lily fan. The performances are wonderful across the board. It’s perfectly symbolic of the movie’s wayward, lawless and seemingly parentless teens who are tethered to the world around them only by the ethereal music of singer Lily Chou Chou. The shot of young Yuichi in his school uniform listening to his CD player in a field of tall green grass is haunting and gorgeous in its composition. On one hand, it’s a beautiful film, filled with gorgeous images of rural Japan. All About Lily Chou-Chou | Blu-ray (Film Movement)Ĭast: Hayato Ichihara, Shugo Oshinari, Ayumi Ito, Takao Osawa, Miwako Ichikawa, Izumi InamoriĪs I sit here typing this review I’m still trying to figure out whether I like “All About Lily Chou Chou” or not.