Many good arthouse films out there right now. But for the @latimes.com, I gave some love to one that's been a bit overlooked. Here's me praising Chie Hayakawa's RENOIR, a different look at dying and growing up.
An offbeat 11-year-old Japanese girl pre-grieves her cancer-stricken father in filmmaker Chie Hayakawa's sensitive drama, refreshingly free of heaviness.