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Films like My Grandmother.

My Grandmother (1929) reads as Warm, breathless, gentle comedy / silent, surreal 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.

Happiness (1935) poster
1. Happiness1935

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Lieutenant Kije (1934) poster
2. Lieutenant Kije1934

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (1924) poster
3. The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks1924

Keeps the running vein of humour and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a strange, dreamlike logic.

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941) poster
4. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break1941

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Zazie dans le Métro (1960) poster
5. Zazie dans le Métro1960

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a gentle temperature.

Duck Soup (1933) poster
6. Duck Soup1933

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a warm emotional register.

Monkey Business (1931) (1931) poster
7. Monkey Business1931

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a warm emotional register.

Horse Feathers (1932) (1932) poster
8. Horse Feathers1932

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a warm emotional register.

A Night at the Opera (1935) (1935) poster
9. A Night at the Opera1935

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the running vein of humour; trades toward a warm emotional register.

Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) poster
10. Oh... Rosalinda!!1955

Keeps the gentle temperature and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a strange, dreamlike logic.

A Day at the Races (1937) (1937) poster
11. A Day at the Races1937

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a warm emotional register.

Le Million (1931) poster
12. Le Million1931

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the running vein of humour; trades toward a warm emotional register.

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