If you loved Eros + Massacre, try Affair in the Snow

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Affair in the Snow has roughly 3.3× fewer votes than Eros + Massacre — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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1969 · dir. Yoshishige Yoshida

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Affair in the Snow

1968 · dir. Yoshishige Yoshida

What they share

Both films are directed by Yoshishige Yoshida, and they both carry the bittersweet, outsider, slow burn mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Eros + Massacre, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

bittersweetoutsiderslow burn

What Affair in the Snow is

Yoshida appears to be aiming for Antonioni-esque alienation. A woman's trip to a snowy resort becomes complicated by her lover and an ex. It's a shame the mountain scenery outshines the people in it.

If you loved Eros + Massacre, try Affair in the Snow

Eros + Massacre

Affair in the Snow

What they share

What Affair in the Snow is

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