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Films like Irma la Douce.

Irma la Douce (1963) reads as Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy / romance, 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.

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963) poster
1. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow1963

Keeps the running vein of humour and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Never on Sunday (1960) poster
2. Never on Sunday1960

Keeps the running vein of humour and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Pendekar Bujang Lapok (1959) poster
3. Pendekar Bujang Lapok1959

Keeps the running vein of humour and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sallah Shabati (1964) poster
4. Sallah Shabati1964

Keeps the running vein of humour and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Watch Out for the Automobile (1966) poster
5. Watch Out for the Automobile1966

Keeps the running vein of humour and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Old Robbers (1971) poster
6. Old Robbers1971

Keeps the running vein of humour and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Marriage of Balzaminov (1964) poster
7. The Marriage of Balzaminov1964

Keeps the running vein of humour and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Policeman (1971) poster
8. The Policeman1971

Keeps the running vein of humour and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Nujum Pak Belalang (1959) poster
9. Nujum Pak Belalang1959

Keeps the running vein of humour and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bells Are Ringing (1960) poster
10. Bells Are Ringing1960

Keeps the running vein of humour and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Mr. & Mrs. 55 (1955) poster
11. Mr. & Mrs. 551955

Keeps the running vein of humour and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

They Call Me Trinity (1970) poster
12. They Call Me Trinity1970

Keeps the running vein of humour and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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