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Films like Van Gogh.

Van Gogh (1991) reads as Sombre, measured, measured drama / biography, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

Late August, Early September (1998) poster
1. Late August, Early September1998

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

À Nos Amours (1983) poster
2. À Nos Amours1983

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Brother's Keeper (1992) poster
3. Brother's Keeper1992

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Holy Innocents (1984) poster
4. The Holy Innocents1984

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

Graduate First (1978) poster
5. Graduate First1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Le Garçu (1995) poster
6. Le Garçu1995

Keeps the heightened unreality and the grounded, familiar shape; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Blackboards (2000) poster
7. Blackboards2000

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

An Angel at My Table (1990) poster
8. An Angel at My Table1990

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

My Favorite Season (1993) poster
9. My Favorite Season1993

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Loulou (1980) poster
10. Loulou1980

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the heightened unreality; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

My Friend Ivan Lapshin (1984) poster
11. My Friend Ivan Lapshin1984

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

The Branches of the Tree (1990) poster
12. The Branches of the Tree1990

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Van Gogh’s neighbours — where are yours?

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