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Films like The Milky Way.

The Milky Way (1969) reads as Neutral, kinetic, measured surreal / comedy, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, 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.

City of Women (1980) poster
1. City of Women1980

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

Macunaíma (1969) poster
2. Macunaíma1969

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

Lilies of the Field (1972) poster
3. Lilies of the Field1972

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

Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970) poster
4. Case for a Rookie Hangman1970

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Phantom of Liberty (1974) poster
5. The Phantom of Liberty1974

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

Hole in the Moon (1964) poster
6. Hole in the Moon1964

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

Cleopatra (1970) poster
7. Cleopatra1970

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

O Lucky Man! (1973) poster
8. O Lucky Man!1973

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

A Case for the Young Hangman (1970) poster
9. A Case for the Young Hangman1970

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971) poster
10. WR: Mysteries of the Organism1971

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Celebration in the Botanical Garden (1969) poster
11. Celebration in the Botanical Garden1969

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Brewster McCloud (1970) poster
12. Brewster McCloud1970

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

These are The Milky Way’s neighbours — where are yours?

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