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02/09/06
Perfect Blue (1997)
64 %
Reviews Counted: 22 Fresh: 14 Rotten:8 Average Rating: 6.4/10
Runtime: 83 mins
Synopsis: A surprisingly thoughtful analysis of the Japanese pop icon phenomenon. Mima is an ex-pop idol who was worshipped by the masses before fashion dictated otherwise. In order to salvage her career, she decides to drop music and pursue acting. A soap opera role is offered but Mima's character is... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Director: Satoshi Kon
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03/03/02
The film has style and then some -- maybe too much, in fact, but the visual interest always remains high, and the storyline is intriguing.
07/05/08
Kon signe d'une main de maître un thriller enlevant et chaotique dont la nature déjantée et le goût pour les effets théâtraux rappellent le Dario Argento des belles années
02/06/07
[An] nime thriller [that] often plays as an examination of identity and celebrity, but ultimately gets so lost in its own complex structure that it doesn't end up saying much at all.
08/19/06
Animated Japanese thriller about the price of fame is rich, deep and dark.
11/07/02
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02/14/01
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01/01/00
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A wildly inventive creation that is just about as adult as an animated film can get, and at times, I even started to forget that it was, in fact, animated.
01/01/00
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