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Films like Iracema.

Iracema (1975) reads as Sombre, measured, measured drama / docufiction, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

A Bee in the Rain (1972) poster
1. A Bee in the Rain1972

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

Uttarayanam (1975) poster
2. Uttarayanam1975

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

The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) poster
3. The King of Marvin Gardens1972

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

Pioneers in Ingolstadt (1971) poster
4. Pioneers in Ingolstadt1971

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

Adelheid (1970) poster
5. Adelheid1970

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

The Wrong Move (1975) poster
6. The Wrong Move1975

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

Gods of the Plague (1970) poster
7. Gods of the Plague1970

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

São Bernardo (1972) poster
8. São Bernardo1972

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

Current (1964) poster
9. Current1964

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

Himala (1982) poster
10. Himala1982

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

You and Me (1971) poster
11. You and Me1971

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

The Priest and the Girl (1966) poster
12. The Priest and the Girl1966

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

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