Swiss filmmaker Fabrice Aragno (“Dimanche”) who served as Jean-Luc Godard ’s multi-faceted collaborator and creative confidant for the better part of two decades, heads to Locarno for the world premiere of his latest feature “The Lake” (“Le Lac”).

It competes for Locarno’s top Golden Leopard in the fest’s main International Competition, bowing on Aug. 14.

Turning the minutia of life’s fleeting encounters into displays of visceral emotion, the project sees the filmmaker surrender further to the scene. Unburdened from heavy dialogue, the landscapes speak volumes and the middle-aged protagonists are left stoic, only their heavy expressions and agile frames holding the space between the tangible and divine as they handle a rugged five-day sailing race on a large lake.

“I entered the world

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