TWO SEASONS, TWO STRANGERS Trailer: Sho Miyake’s Locarno-Winning Drama Arrives This April
Winner of the Golden Leopard at last year’s Locarno International Film Festival, writer-director Sho Miyake’s Two Seasons, Two Strangers is a tender, tranquil drama that explores the burgeoning bonds between two pairs of introverted people in two different segments. Based on two mangas by Yoshiharu Tsuge, it stars Shim Eun-kyung, Yuumi Kawai, Shinichi Tsutsumi, and Mansaku Takada. It will have its North American premiere at Film at Lincoln Center’s New Directors/New Films on Friday, April 17. Several Futures will release it at NYC’s Metrograph on April 24, before expanding nationwide.
Here’s the official synopsis:
In summer, Nagisa, a woman from the city, and Natsuo, a young man visiting his relatives, meet by the sea. Their vacant gazes reflect each other as they exchange awkward words and wade into the rain-drenched ocean. In winter, Li, a screenwriter in a creative slump, travels to a snow-covered village with an old camera left behind by a late acquaintance. There, she finds a peculiar, desolate guesthouse run by the enigmatic Benzo. Their conversations rarely connect, yet they set off on an unexpected adventure.
Check out the U.S. trailer below.
