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Films like Current.

Current (1964) reads as Sombre, measured, measured drama / coming-of-age, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, 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 Nun's Night (1967) poster
1. The Nun's Night1967

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

A Stone Cross (1968) poster
2. A Stone Cross1968

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The River Fuefuki (1960) poster
3. The River Fuefuki1960

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

The Guns (1964) poster
4. The Guns1964

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

Wings of Desire (1966) poster
5. Wings of Desire1966

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

Iracema (1975) poster
6. Iracema1975

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

Akitsu Springs (1962) poster
7. Akitsu Springs1962

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Adelheid (1970) poster
8. Adelheid1970

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

The Priest and the Girl (1966) poster
9. The Priest and the Girl1966

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

The Staircase to the Sky (1966) poster
10. The Staircase to the Sky1966

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

The First Teacher (1965) poster
11. The First Teacher1965

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Sign of Leo (1962) poster
12. The Sign of Leo1962

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

These are Current’s neighbours — where are yours?

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