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Films like The Doll.

The Doll (1985) reads as Sombre, measured, measured drama / latvian, grounded 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.

The African Woman (1990) poster
1. The African Woman1990

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

Thy Neighbour's Wife (1988) poster
2. Thy Neighbour's Wife1988

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

Stolen Meeting (1988) poster
3. Stolen Meeting1988

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Two Innocent Eyes (1983) poster
4. Two Innocent Eyes1983

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

The Ideal Landscape (1980) poster
5. The Ideal Landscape1980

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

The Train Stopped (1982) poster
6. The Train Stopped1982

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

Transit (1980) poster
7. Transit1980

Keeps the heightened unreality and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Hôtel des Amériques (1981) poster
8. Hôtel des Amériques1981

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Hide and Seek (1980) poster
9. Hide and Seek1980

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

The Devil's Playground (1976) poster
10. The Devil's Playground1976

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

The Telegraphist (1993) poster
11. The Telegraphist1993

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Hyena's Sun (1977) poster
12. Hyena's Sun1977

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are The Doll’s neighbours — where are yours?

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