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Films like The Cry.

The Cry (1964) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / new-wave, inventive 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.

Loving Couples (1964) poster
1. Loving Couples1964

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

Goodbye to the Past (1961) poster
2. Goodbye to the Past1961

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

Father (1966) poster
3. Father1966

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

The Upthrown Stone (1969) poster
4. The Upthrown Stone1969

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

The Sun in a Net (1963) poster
5. The Sun in a Net1963

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

The Snow Flurry (1959) poster
6. The Snow Flurry1959

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

The Devil's Trap (1962) poster
7. The Devil's Trap1962

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

The Things of Life (1970) poster
8. The Things of Life1970

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

Something Different (1963) poster
9. Something Different1963

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

Love Film (1970) poster
10. Love Film1970

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

Farewells (1958) poster
11. Farewells1958

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

Cantata (1963) poster
12. Cantata1963

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

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