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Films like Breaktime.

Breaktime (1972) reads as Sombre, steady, gentle short / kanun, 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.

From the City of Lodz (1969) poster
1. From the City of Lodz1969

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

The Traveler (1974) poster
2. The Traveler1974

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

Toothache (1980) poster
3. Toothache1980

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

Poor Cow (1967) poster
4. Poor Cow1967

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Experience (1973) poster
5. The Experience1973

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

The Gamekeeper (1980) poster
6. The Gamekeeper1980

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

Dreaming Youth (1974) poster
7. Dreaming Youth1974

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

Hospital (1976) poster
8. Hospital1976

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

Fellow Citizen (1983) poster
9. Fellow Citizen1983

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

The Road to Sampo (1975) poster
10. The Road to Sampo1975

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

Innocent Sorcerers (1960) poster
11. Innocent Sorcerers1960

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

The Wedding Suit (1976) poster
12. The Wedding Suit1976

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

These are Breaktime’s neighbours — where are yours?

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