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Films like Johanna.

Johanna (2005) reads as Heavy, measured, measured drama / musical, surreal 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.

Dream (2008) poster
1. Dream2008

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

Goya in Bordeaux (1999) poster
2. Goya in Bordeaux1999

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

Lost River (2015) poster
3. Lost River2015

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

Me Too (2012) poster
4. Me Too2012

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

Absentia (2011) poster
5. Absentia2011

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

The Day I Lost My Shadow (2018) poster
6. The Day I Lost My Shadow2018

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

Independencia (2009) poster
7. Independencia2009

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

A Dark Song (2016) poster
8. A Dark Song2016

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

When Animals Dream (2014) poster
9. When Animals Dream2014

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

Opera Jawa (2006) poster
10. Opera Jawa2006

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

The Devil’s Backbone (2) (2001) poster
11. The Devil’s Backbone (2)2001

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

Charisma (1999) poster
12. Charisma1999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a dense, packed storytelling.

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