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Films like Martha.

Martha (1974) reads as Heavy, steady, extreme drama / melodrama, inventive 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.

Jail Bait (1973) poster
1. Jail Bait1973

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

Story of Sin (1975) poster
2. Story of Sin1975

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

The Castle of Purity (1973) poster
3. The Castle of Purity1973

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

Fear of Fear (1975) poster
4. Fear of Fear1975

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

Poachers (1975) poster
5. Poachers1975

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

Boy (1969) poster
6. Boy1969

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

Last Tango in Paris (1972) poster
7. Last Tango in Paris1972

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

Triumphal March (1976) poster
8. Triumphal March1976

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

The Holy Office (1974) poster
9. The Holy Office1974

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

Ms .45 (1981) poster
10. Ms .451981

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

I Only Want You to Love Me (1976) poster
11. I Only Want You to Love Me1976

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

Obsession (1976) (1976) poster
12. Obsession1976

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

These are Martha’s neighbours — where are yours?

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