Friday, July 11, 2014

Friday Flashback: Rec. #52: Kamikaze Girls

I decided to start doing Friday Flashbacks in case you missed some early posts the first time around. You're busy; I understand.


What: One of them 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.) The other is a member of a female motorcycle gang.

The ensuing unlikely friendship isn't a surprise, 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.


[Originally posted 2/20/11.]

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