Films like Madame Tutli-Putli.

Madame Tutli-Putli (2007) reads as Heavy, measured, measured animation / thriller, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, 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.

Evolution (2015) poster
1. Evolution2015

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

The Untamed (2016) poster
2. The Untamed2016

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

The Untamed(Escalante) —repeat guard2016
3. The Untamed (Escalante) — repeat guard2016

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

Blood Tea and Red String (2006) poster
4. Blood Tea and Red String2006

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

Lamb (2021) poster
5. Lamb2021

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

Don't Look Back (2009) poster
6. Don't Look Back2009

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

Fear(s) of the Dark (2007) poster
7. Fear(s) of the Dark2007

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

Evolution (2016) poster
8. Evolution2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a airy, open telling.

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012) poster
9. The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace; trades toward a strange, dreamlike logic.

Under the Skin (2014) poster
10. Under the Skin2014

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

Absentia (2011) poster
11. Absentia2011

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

Border (2018) (2018) poster
12. Border2018

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

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