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Films like Baba Yaga.

Baba Yaga (1973) reads as Sombre, measured, measured witch / comic-book, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, 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.

An American Hippie in Israel (1972) poster
1. An American Hippie in Israel1972

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

The Sevenfold (1971) poster
2. The Sevenfold1971

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

Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973) poster
3. Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural1973

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Manhattan Baby (1982) poster
4. Manhattan Baby1982

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

Toula or the Water Spirit (1973) poster
5. Toula or the Water Spirit1973

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

The Snake God (1970) poster
6. The Snake God1970

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

Lips of Blood (1975) poster
7. Lips of Blood1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

A Quiet Place in the Country (1968) poster
8. A Quiet Place in the Country1968

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Hotel for Strangers (1967) poster
9. Hotel for Strangers1967

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

A White Dress for Marialé (1972) poster
10. A White Dress for Marialé1972

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

The Pendragon Legend (1974) poster
11. The Pendragon Legend1974

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Fascination (1979) poster
12. Fascination1979

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

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