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Films like Xica da Silva.

Xica da Silva (1976) reads as Warm, kinetic, measured drama / historical, 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.

What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution? (1972) poster
1. What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution?1972

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

Fall Guy (1982) poster
2. Fall Guy1982

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

A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (1975) poster
3. A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe1975

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

FVVA: Femme, voiture, villa, argent (1972) poster
4. FVVA: Femme, voiture, villa, argent1972

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

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968) poster
5. A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof1968

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

The Tale of How Tsar Peter Married Off His Moor (1976) poster
6. The Tale of How Tsar Peter Married Off His Moor1976

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

Mecánica Nacional (1972) poster
7. Mecánica Nacional1972

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

Porky's (1981) poster
8. Porky's1981

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

Forgotten Melody for a Flute (1987) poster
9. Forgotten Melody for a Flute1987

Keeps the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me (1972) poster
10. Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me1972

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

The Spiritual Boxer (1975) poster
11. The Spiritual Boxer1975

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

The End of a Priest (1969) poster
12. The End of a Priest1969

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

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