Films like Ivan Vasilievich (re).

Ivan Vasilievich (re) (1973) reads as Cosy, breathless, gentle comedy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, 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.

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976) poster
1. The Twelve Tasks of Asterix1976

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dinner for Adele (1978) poster
2. Dinner for Adele1978

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) poster
3. Asterix and Cleopatra1968

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lemonade Joe (1964) poster
4. Lemonade Joe1964

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966) poster
5. Who Wants to Kill Jessie?1966

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope; trades toward a warm emotional register.

Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession (1973) poster
6. Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession1973

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Asterix in Britain (1986) poster
7. Asterix in Britain1986

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Apple War (1971) poster
8. The Apple War1971

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Sleeper (1973) poster
9. Sleeper1973

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature; trades toward a stubborn streak of hope.

Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) poster
10. Asterix and the Big Fight1989

Keeps the running vein of humour and the stubborn streak of hope — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983) poster
11. Urusei Yatsura: Only You1983

Keeps the running vein of humour and the gentle temperature — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Adventures of Picasso (1978) poster
12. The Adventures of Picasso1978

Keeps the running vein of humour and the warm emotional register; trades toward a strange, dreamlike logic.

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