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Films like The Jester.

The Jester (1987) reads as Sombre, measured, measured revolution / theatre, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, 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.

Le Pont du Nord (1981) poster
1. Le Pont du Nord1981

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

The Hourglass (1985) poster
2. The Hourglass1985

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

Parade of Planets (1984) poster
3. Parade of Planets1984

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

The Personal Life of Peter Long (1986) poster
4. The Personal Life of Peter Long1986

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

Sweet Hours (1982) poster
5. Sweet Hours1982

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

The Search (1991) poster
6. The Search1991

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

Family Viewing (1987) poster
7. Family Viewing1987

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

Gang of Four (1989) poster
8. Gang of Four1989

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

Detective (1985) poster
9. Detective1985

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

The Adjuster (1991) poster
10. The Adjuster1991

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

Cousin Angelica (1974) poster
11. Cousin Angelica1974

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

Inquietude (1998) poster
12. Inquietude1998

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

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