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Films like Ballad of Tara.

Ballad of Tara (1979) reads as Sombre, measured, measured myth / woman, 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.

Stranger and the Fog (1974) poster
1. Stranger and the Fog1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Stranger and the Fog (1976) poster
2. The Stranger and the Fog1976

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

25 Fireman's Street (1973) poster
3. 25 Fireman's Street1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Mystery of Oberwald (1980) poster
4. The Mystery of Oberwald1980

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

Budapest Tales (1977) poster
5. Budapest Tales1977

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

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) poster
6. Picnic at Hanging Rock1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Picnic at Hanging Rock (re-pass) (1975) poster
7. Picnic at Hanging Rock (re-pass)1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Demons of Alcácer Quibir (1977) poster
8. The Demons of Alcácer Quibir1977

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

Cabeza de Vaca (1991) poster
9. Cabeza de Vaca1991

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

The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988) poster
10. The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey1988

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

Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (1979) poster
11. Dead Mountaineer's Hotel1979

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Electra, My Love (1974) poster
12. Electra, My Love1974

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

These are Ballad of Tara’s neighbours — where are yours?

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