Films like That Obscure Object of Desire.

That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / romance, inventive 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.

The Canterbury Tales (Pasolini) (1972) poster
1. The Canterbury Tales (Pasolini)1972

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

Cul-de-sac (1966) poster
2. Cul-de-sac1966

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

The Decameron (Pasolini) (1971) poster
3. The Decameron (Pasolini)1971

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

Hands Up! (1981) poster
4. Hands Up!1981

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

The Garden of Delights (1970) poster
5. The Garden of Delights1970

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

Declaration of Fools (1983) poster
6. Declaration of Fools1983

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

First Name: Carmen (1983) poster
7. First Name: Carmen1983

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

Barton Fink (1991) poster
8. Barton Fink1991

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the pitch-dark outlook — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Report on the Party and Guests (1966) poster
9. A Report on the Party and Guests1966

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

The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) poster
10. The Cars That Ate Paris1974

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

The Pornographers (1966) poster
11. The Pornographers1966

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

Despair (1978) poster
12. Despair1978

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

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