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Films like Drifting.

Drifting (1983) reads as Heavy, measured, measured drama / lgbt, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, 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 Peddler (1987) poster
1. The Peddler1987

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

Hôtel des Amériques (1981) poster
2. Hôtel des Amériques1981

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

Variation (1983) poster
3. Variation1983

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Submerged Morning (1980) poster
4. Submerged Morning1980

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

September (1987) poster
5. September1987

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

The Photograph (1986) poster
6. The Photograph1986

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

Sheer Madness (1983) poster
7. Sheer Madness1983

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

The Princess (1982) poster
8. The Princess1982

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

The Eyes, the Mouth (1982) poster
9. The Eyes, the Mouth1982

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

The Price of Love (1984) poster
10. The Price of Love1984

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

Maria's Day (1984) poster
11. Maria's Day1984

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

The Ice Palace (1987) poster
12. The Ice Palace1987

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

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