While there are few extras - an hour-long documentary on the making of the film, an essay by director Shunji Iwai - the transfer is simply lovely. Released in 2001, All About Lily Chou-Chou is now finally available on DVD. When Lily Chou-Chou succeeds, it soars when it falters, the missteps threaten the tenuous elegance upon which the film’s theme - the fragility of real communication and connection - depends. It’s a dream woven from scraps of the title character’s songs and from vignettes that cover several years in the lives of the young and emotionally isolated. The charm and beauty of Lily Chou-Chou lie in its deliberate pace and wispy frailty. What is most unusual about Lily Chou-Chou is how drastically it differs from American teenage-problem films like Thirteen (2003) rather than focusing on realism to exact the heaviest shocks from its viewers, the film takes a fluid, symbolic approach to its material. Yuichi’s only outlet is a pop chanteuse, Lily Chou-Chou, who articulates his innermost thoughts. All About Lily Chou-Chou focuses on a young boy’s (Yuichi) struggles growing up in contemporary Japan - violence, bullying, and cruelty are everyday aspects of his existence.
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