Films like The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) reads as Neutral, measured, gentle comedy / drama, surreal 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.

Simon of the Desert (1965) poster
1. Simon of the Desert1965

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

The Canterbury Tales (Pasolini) (1972) poster
2. The Canterbury Tales (Pasolini)1972

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Decameron (Pasolini) (1971) poster
3. The Decameron (Pasolini)1971

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Garden of Delights (1970) poster
4. The Garden of Delights1970

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1971) poster
5. How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman1971

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

Calamari Union (1985) poster
6. Calamari Union1985

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Arabian Nights (Pasolini) (1974) poster
7. Arabian Nights (Pasolini)1974

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a documentary-plain realism.

That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) poster
8. That Obscure Object of Desire1977

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Pierrot le Fou (1965) poster
9. Pierrot le Fou1965

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

Hawks and Sparrows (1966) poster
10. Hawks and Sparrows1966

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

And the Ship Sails On (1983) poster
11. And the Ship Sails On1983

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a documentary-plain realism.

The Phantom of Liberty (1974) poster
12. The Phantom of Liberty1974

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

These are The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie’s neighbours — where are yours?

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