Films like During the Summer.

During the Summer (1971) reads as Neutral, measured, gentle drama / gentle, 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.

A Man and a Woman (1966) poster
1. A Man and a Woman1966

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

Falling Leaves (1966) poster
2. Falling Leaves1966

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

Pastorale (1975) poster
3. Pastorale1975

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

The Horse of Pride (1980) poster
4. The Horse of Pride1980

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

Catch (1968) poster
5. Catch1968

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

Strange People (1969) poster
6. Strange People1969

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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

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

The Apple in the River (1974) poster
8. The Apple in the River1974

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

The Boy (1977) poster
9. The Boy1977

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

Old Man (1972) poster
10. Old Man1972

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

Kodiyettam (1977) poster
11. Kodiyettam1977

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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

Keeps the heightened unreality and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are During the Summer’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

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