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Films like La Chinoise.

La Chinoise (1967) reads as Neutral, kinetic, measured drama / political, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold. 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.

Made in U.S.A (1966) poster
1. Made in U.S.A1966

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

Masculin Féminin (1966) poster
2. Masculin Féminin1966

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

Tout Va Bien (1972) poster
3. Tout Va Bien1972

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

Breathless (1960) poster
4. Breathless1960

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

Tokyo Drifter (1966) poster
5. Tokyo Drifter1966

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

The Married Woman (1964) poster
6. The Married Woman1964

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

Pierrot le Fou (1965) poster
7. Pierrot le Fou1965

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

I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967) poster
8. I Am Curious (Yellow)1967

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

Trans-Europ-Express (1966) poster
9. Trans-Europ-Express1966

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

I Am Curious (Blue) (1968) poster
10. I Am Curious (Blue)1968

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

Les Carabiniers (1963) poster
11. Les Carabiniers1963

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

Salto (1965) poster
12. Salto1965

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

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