

” "All About Lily Chou-Chou" is arguably too ambitious, too all-encompassing and too concerned with flouting narrative convention for its own good. I, on the other hand, fell in love with it on this aspect. The difference in reactions to All About Lily Chou-Chou can be mostly reduced to "Your mileage may vary." The film is certainly not easy to get into because it has such a peculiar narrative and it seems there is nothing that essentially ties the film into one solid entirety.

” If your taste runs to "difficult" films you absolutely can't miss it.” - Andrew O'Hehir, To reflect my reaction to the film, my review will be executed in a peculiar way: I take quotes from other reviews and comment on them. 18 hours has passed since I watched the film, but it still has a strong impact on me: I'm bewildered, crazy and touched. Shunji Iwai's All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) took me by surprised and twisted my heart and brain.
