Films like The Bothersome Man (Norway).

The Bothersome Man (Norway) (2006) reads as Sombre, steady, gentle drama / comedy, surreal 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.

My Winnipeg (2007) poster
1. My Winnipeg2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Last Days of Emma Blank (2009) poster
2. The Last Days of Emma Blank2009

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

The Saddest Music in the World (2003) poster
3. The Saddest Music in the World2003

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

Human Nature (2001) poster
4. Human Nature2001

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Computer Chess (2013) poster
5. Computer Chess2013

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

8½ Women (1999) poster
6. 8½ Women1999

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

Wild Grass (2009) poster
7. Wild Grass2009

Keeps the strange, dreamlike logic and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

WWW: What a Wonderful World (2006) poster
8. WWW: What a Wonderful World2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Self Made (2014) poster
9. Self Made2014

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

Waiter (2006) poster
10. Waiter2006

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

The Northerners (1992) poster
11. The Northerners1992

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Little Tony (1998) poster
12. Little Tony1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a white-knuckle intensity.

These are The Bothersome Man (Norway)’s neighbours — where are yours?

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