What: Momoko, the main character of Kamikaze Girls, is depressed about relocating to a rural town after her father's work selling designer knock-offs gets him in trouble with corporations and with the mob. Her solace is her obsession with Rococo-era France and dressing in the "Lolita" style. As this is an expensive interest, she decides get much-needed cash by selling some of her father's fakes. In the process, she meets Ichigo, a member of a female motorcycle gang, and the pair form an unlikely friendship. This Japanese film has a simple plot, but it is frenetically paced and has delightful touches of absurdity. Like these guys:
Comparable to: It has an Amelie-esque visual whimsicality. Kamikaze Girls has more spitting and falling down, though, plus a multi-gang biker fight.
Representative quote: "Humans are cowards in the face of happiness."
You might not like it if: You get dizzy easily and/or you hate reading subtitles.
How to get it: I would not want to promise that your library has it, but you can rent or buy it online.
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