Cannes Competition: Chie Hayakawa’s ‘Renoir’ Explores Childhood Grief Within Japan’s Bubble Era

Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Chie Hayakawa, whose “Plan 75” earned a Camera d’Or Special Mention at the Cannes Film Festival, is back on the Croisette with competition title “Renoir,” a coming-of-age drama set during Japan’s economic bubble of the late 1980s. The film follows Fuki, a quirky and sensitive 11-year-old girl played by newcomer Yui Suzuki, […]

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