Shim Eun-Kyung's 'Two Seasons, Two Strangers' Wins Top Prize at Locarno Film Festival

Shim Eun-kyung's 'Two Seasons, Two Strangers' wins top prize at Locarno Film Festival

Korean actor Shim Eun-kyung's film, the Japanese production "Two Seasons, Two Strangers," won the Golden Leopard prize at the 78th Locarno Film Fes...

Locarno Review: Golden Leopard-Winning Two Seasons, Two Strangers Is Breathtakingly Gorgeous

Writing about another great Locarno film a few days ago, I lamented the critical inclination to always bring up Éric Rohmer and Hong Sangsoo. Regardless, it would be wrong not to note the echoes of their work in Sho Miyake’s breathtakingly gorgeous Two Seasons, Two Strangers, a film that was awarded the Golden Leopard from a Carlos Reygadas-led jury this weekend, beating out more obviously challenging films from the likes of Ben Rivers and Alexa…