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Films like Mysteries.

Mysteries (1978) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / literary, 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.

Black Rose Mansion (1969) poster
1. Black Rose Mansion1969

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

Stilts (1984) poster
2. Stilts1984

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

Saving the Fire (1973) poster
3. Saving the Fire1973

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

Frank & Eva (1973) poster
4. Frank & Eva1973

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

Another Woman (1988) poster
5. Another Woman1988

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

Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) poster
6. Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean1982

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

La Luna (1979) poster
7. La Luna1979

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

Les Innocents (1987) poster
8. Les Innocents1987

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

Rendez-vous (1985) poster
9. Rendez-vous1985

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

The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion (1970) poster
10. The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion1970

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

Fool for Love (1985) poster
11. Fool for Love1985

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

Women in New York (1977) poster
12. Women in New York1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

These are Mysteries’s neighbours — where are yours?

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