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Films like Casanova.

Casanova (1976) reads as Sombre, measured, measured drama, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold. 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.

A Zed & Two Noughts (1985) poster
1. A Zed & Two Noughts1985

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

Fellini's Casanova (1976) poster
2. Fellini's Casanova1976

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

Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (1979) poster
3. Dead Mountaineer's Hotel1979

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

Hands Up! (1981) poster
4. Hands Up!1981

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

Performance (1970) (1970) poster
5. Performance1970

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

Repentance (1984) poster
6. Repentance1984

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

Repentance (Tengiz Abuladze) (1984) poster
7. Repentance (Tengiz Abuladze)1984

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

The Tin Drum (1979) poster
8. The Tin Drum1979

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

The Tin Drum —repeat guard1979
9. The Tin Drum — repeat guard1979

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

The Wicker Man (1973) (1973) poster
10. The Wicker Man1973

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

The Fourth Man (1983) (1983) poster
11. The Fourth Man1983

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

Drowning by Numbers (1988) poster
12. Drowning by Numbers1988

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

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