Films like Buffalo Bill and the Indians.

Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured western / satire, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, 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.

Strongman Ferdinand (1976) poster
1. Strongman Ferdinand1976

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Sweet Dreams (1981) poster
2. Sweet Dreams1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Bianca (1984) poster
3. Bianca1984

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dark Habits (1983) poster
4. Dark Habits1983

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Palombella Rossa (1989) poster
5. Palombella Rossa1989

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Family Game (1983) poster
6. The Family Game1983

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun (1983) poster
7. The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun1983

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

After Hours (1985) poster
8. After Hours1985

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

Agraharathil Kazhutai (1977) poster
9. Agraharathil Kazhutai1977

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

China Is Near (1967) poster
10. China Is Near1967

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Stardust Memories (1980) poster
11. Stardust Memories1980

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a heightened unreality.

Hunting Flies (1969) poster
12. Hunting Flies1969

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a grounded, familiar shape.

These are Buffalo Bill and the Indians’s neighbours — where are yours?

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