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Films like Babylon XX.

Babylon XX (1979) reads as Neutral, measured, measured village / poetic, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, 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 Wishing Tree (1977) poster
1. The Wishing Tree1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Wishing Tree (Georgian) (1977) poster
2. The Wishing Tree (Georgian)1977

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

Half of Heaven (1986) poster
3. Half of Heaven1986

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Kaos (1984) poster
4. Kaos1984

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Mauvais Sang (1986) poster
5. Mauvais Sang1986

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Last Images of the Shipwreck (1989) poster
6. Last Images of the Shipwreck1989

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

Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1985) poster
7. Tangos, the Exile of Gardel1985

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

Long Live the Lady! (1987) poster
8. Long Live the Lady!1987

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

The Journey of a Young Composer (1985) poster
9. The Journey of a Young Composer1985

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

Man Facing Southeast (1986) poster
10. Man Facing Southeast1986

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

Parade of Planets (1984) poster
11. Parade of Planets1984

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

I Don't Want to Talk About It (1993) poster
12. I Don't Want to Talk About It1993

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

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