Films like Autumn Marathon.

Autumn Marathon (1979) reads as Neutral, steady, measured tragicomedy / midlife, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

The Apple Game (1977) poster
1. The Apple Game1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) poster
2. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz1974

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Scent of a Woman (1974) poster
3. Scent of a Woman1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dark Eyes (1987) poster
4. Dark Eyes1987

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (1974) poster
5. Vincent, François, Paul and the Others1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Mandi (1983) poster
6. Mandi1983

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Man Who Loved Women (1977) poster
7. The Man Who Loved Women1977

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Shampoo (1975) poster
8. Shampoo1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Courier (1986) poster
9. Courier1986

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Calamity (1981) poster
10. Calamity1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Landlord (1970) poster
11. The Landlord1970

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Love Between the Raindrops (1979) poster
12. Love Between the Raindrops1979

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a bone-dry seriousness.

These are Autumn Marathon’s neighbours — where are yours?

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