Films like Under the Sun of Satan.

Under the Sun of Satan (1987) reads as Heavy, slow-burn, measured drama / french, inventive 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.

Genesis (1986) poster
1. Genesis1986

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

Hungarian Rhapsody (1979) poster
2. Hungarian Rhapsody1979

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

Alexander the Great (1980) poster
3. Alexander the Great1980

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

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

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

Happy Day (1976) poster
5. Happy Day1976

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

Allegro Barbaro (1979) poster
6. Allegro Barbaro1979

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

No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990) poster
7. No, or the Vain Glory of Command1990

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a heightened unreality.

The Night (1992) poster
8. The Night1992

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the cold, bleak undertow; trades toward a chilly detachment.

The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood (1990) poster
9. The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood1990

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

Tarang (1984) poster
10. Tarang1984

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

Night Journey (1987) poster
11. Night Journey1987

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

The Clandestine Nation (1989) poster
12. The Clandestine Nation1989

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

These are Under the Sun of Satan’s neighbours — where are yours?

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