If you loved Meshes of the Afternoon, try Portrait of Jennie

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Portrait of Jennie has roughly 3.6× fewer votes than Meshes of the Afternoon — 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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Meshes of the Afternoon

1943 · dir. Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid

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Portrait of Jennie

1948 · dir. William Dieterle

What they share

Theyboth carry the surreal mood tag, and they sit in Fantasy / Mystery territory. If that's the register that drew you to Meshes of the Afternoon, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Portrait of Jennie is

Rain-washed 1940s New York. An old coat’s threadbare cuff. Late-evening gallery crowds thin as he sketches her. She speaks of eras he didn’t live. Dieterle drapes Gothic chiaroscuro over one girl’s impossible bloom.

If you loved Meshes of the Afternoon, try Portrait of Jennie

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What Portrait of Jennie is

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