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Films like The Ear.

The Ear (1970) reads as Heavy, steady, measured drama / thriller, inventive 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.

The Servant (1963) poster
1. The Servant1963

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Joke (1969) poster
2. The Joke1969

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

The Last Supper (1976) poster
3. The Last Supper1976

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

The Reconstruction (1968) poster
4. The Reconstruction1968

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

Gods of the Plague (1970) poster
5. Gods of the Plague1970

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

Three Sad Tigers (1968) poster
6. Three Sad Tigers1968

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Postman (1972) poster
7. The Postman1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971) poster
8. Pioneers in Ingolstadt1971

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

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) poster
9. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion1970

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

Jail Bait (1973) poster
10. Jail Bait1973

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

The Long Goodbye (1973) poster
11. The Long Goodbye1973

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

Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) poster
12. Beware of a Holy Whore1971

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

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

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