Films like The Voice of the Moon.

The Voice of the Moon (1990) reads as Neutral, kinetic, measured comedy / drama, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, 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.

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

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

The Jester and the Queen (1988) poster
2. The Jester and the Queen1988

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.

The Face You Deserve (2004) poster
4. The Face You Deserve2004

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

The Science of Sleep (2006) poster
5. The Science of Sleep2006

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

Hungarian Fairy Tale (1987) poster
6. Hungarian Fairy Tale1987

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

Arizona Dream (1993) poster
7. Arizona Dream1993

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

Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984) poster
8. Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer1984

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a world-sized stakes.

Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema (1990) poster
9. Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema1990

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the intimate, personal stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983) poster
10. Life Is a Bed of Roses1983

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

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) poster
11. The Nightmare Before Christmas1993

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

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

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the strange, dreamlike logic — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are The Voice of the Moon’s neighbours — where are yours?

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