If you loved The Nun's Story, try The Day of the Jackal
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Fred Zinnemann, and they both carry the slow burn mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to The Nun's Story, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Day of the Jackal is
Paris, autumn. A silenced pistol. The French OAS hires a meticulous killer to assassinate Charles de Gaulle. One dogged police detective trails him, matching wits with the Jackal's every move. Early-Seventies fatalism, impeccably tailored.

