Films like The Married Woman.

The Married Woman (1964) reads as Neutral, kinetic, measured drama / romance, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, 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.

Masculin Féminin (1966) poster
1. Masculin Féminin1966

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

La Chinoise (1967) poster
2. La Chinoise1967

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

Walkover (1965) poster
3. Walkover1965

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the bone-dry seriousness — 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.

Everything for Sale (1969) poster
5. Everything for Sale1969

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

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

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

Tokyo Drifter (1966) poster
7. Tokyo Drifter1966

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a white-knuckle intensity.

Interview (1971) poster
8. Interview1971

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

An Actor's Revenge (1963) poster
9. An Actor's Revenge1963

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

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968) poster
10. Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One1968

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

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

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

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

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

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