Films like The Married Woman.

The Married Woman (1975) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / korean, 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.

Divine (1977) poster
1. Divine1977

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

Peppermint Frappé (1967) poster
2. Peppermint Frappé1967

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

Whity (1971) poster
3. Whity1971

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

The Wretches Are Still Singing (1979) poster
4. The Wretches Are Still Singing1979

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Ana and the Wolves (1973) poster
5. Ana and the Wolves1973

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Martin (1977) poster
6. Martin1977

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

Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970) poster
7. Five Dolls for an August Moon1970

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

Hands Up! (1981) poster
8. Hands Up!1981

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

The Wicker Man (1973) (1973) poster
9. The Wicker Man1973

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

Honeycomb (1969) poster
10. Honeycomb1969

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

Mickey One (1965) poster
11. Mickey One1965

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

Everything for Sale (1969) poster
12. Everything for Sale1969

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

These are The Married Woman’s neighbours — where are yours?

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