PREVIEW: Renoir | Telescope + Asian Cinema

A poetic family portrait seen through the eyes of a child heroine from the perspective of adult viewers can have completely different colors. Even more so when we are dealing with a different cultural circle and a one-of-a-kind heroine. We will talk about what unites us and what divides us, and how childhood events affect our future, at the next meeting within the scope of the Telescope series. Kamil Szczygieł from Kino Kosmos will invite viewers on an Asian journey into the world of children's imagination with the film Renoir.

Suburbs of Tokyo, 1987. 11-year-old Fuki watches the slow decay of her home world. Her father, Keiji, struggles with an incurable illness, and her mother, Utako, overwhelmed by work and caring for her sick husband, becomes emotionally absent. Left to herself, Fuki escapes into the depths of her own imagination. Fascinated by telepathy and fantasies, the girl tries to understand the mystery of loss and find closeness in a world that seems more and more alien to her.

Inspired by his own childhood experiences, “Renoir” is a subtle meditation on mourning, childhood sensitivity and the delicate threads of understanding that bind us together in moments of isolation.

The film will be shown in preview on Wednesday, October 7 as part of the Asian Cinema and intimate film talks Teleskop!