Dario is a little publisher from Milano. He is joining the Mantova Festival Letteratura (Book fair) 2004. Marta, his unsatisfied wife, accompanies him. Leon is a French designer-photographer. While Dario is busy with his own business, Marta take a visit to the celebrated Palazzo Te; here under Giulio Romano's fresco representing Jupiter's erected penis she meets Leon. Immediately they become lovers and spend the entire book exhibitions' days making love almost everywhere. This liaison will have soon effects also on the regular one between Marta and Dario.
Ayumi Ito really shaved her hair for the movie.
Lily Chou-Chou is a fictional singer. The songs in the movie is sang by a great Japanese singer named Salyu.
At one point a character describes Hoshino's mom as looking like Izumi Inamori. This is the actress that plays Hoshino's mom.
Yûichi Hasumi:
For me, only Lily is real.
Yuichi's friend:
That's so lame!
Teacher:
You've been caught shoplifting, was it fun?
Izumi Hoshino:
You're adorable Yuichi, can we adopt you?
[Yuichi looks at Izumi and smiles]
Izumi Hoshino:
[laughs] Guess not!
Yuichi's friend:
Tsuda. Tsuda Shiori. She's from our school. Of course you know her, she's your classmate.
Frog:
[subtitle] People can't fight.
Shiori Tsuda:
[grabs Yuichi's discman] What's this?
Yûichi Hasumi:
Lily chou-chou.
Palstela:
[subtitle] Maybe I'm writing here because I wanna shout, "I'm here"!
References
The Matrix (1999)