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Films like The Go-Between.

The Go-Between (1971) reads as Sombre, measured, measured losey / period, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, 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 Touch (1971) poster
1. The Touch1971

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

One's Own Choice (1972) poster
2. One's Own Choice1972

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

27 Down (1974) poster
3. 27 Down1974

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

Curriculum Vitae (1975) poster
4. Curriculum Vitae1975

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

Klute (1971) poster
5. Klute1971

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

Nagarik (1977) poster
6. Nagarik1977

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

You and Me (1971) poster
7. You and Me1971

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

Electra Glide in Blue (1973) poster
8. Electra Glide in Blue1973

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

La Femme Infidèle (1969) poster
9. La Femme Infidèle1969

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

Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness (1979) poster
10. Sisters, or the Balance of Happiness1979

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

Le Boucher (1970) poster
11. Le Boucher1970

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

Le Cercle des Disparus (1970) poster
12. Le Cercle des Disparus1970

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

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