Films like The Mystery of Oberwald.

The Mystery of Oberwald (1980) reads as Sombre, measured, measured drama / video, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) poster
1. Picnic at Hanging Rock1975

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

Picnic at Hanging Rock (re-pass) (1975) poster
2. Picnic at Hanging Rock (re-pass)1975

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

Le Pont du Nord (1981) poster
3. Le Pont du Nord1981

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

Esther (1986) poster
4. Esther1986

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

The Colours of Iris (1974) poster
5. The Colours of Iris1974

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

The Man with Three Coffins (1987) poster
6. The Man with Three Coffins1987

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

25 Fireman's Street (1973) poster
7. 25 Fireman's Street1973

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

The Stranger and the Fog (1976) poster
8. The Stranger and the Fog1976

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

Caravaggio (1986) poster
9. Caravaggio1986

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

Hail Mary (1985) poster
10. Hail Mary1985

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

Ballad of Tara (1979) poster
11. Ballad of Tara1979

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

Genesis (1986) poster
12. Genesis1986

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

These are The Mystery of Oberwald’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

Find my film for tonight — 60 sec →