Good morning, podrock.

Shoulda read this earlier...

(French, a “Dark Film) is generally reserved for movies that include such elements as cynical heroes, stark lighting effects, frequent flashbacks, intricate plots, and an underlying existentialist philosophy. Generally this would be a movie filmed in “first-person” perspective, sometimes with narration and, if narrated, often told by the story’s main Mickey Spillane character.

“I, the Jury” (Book #1 in Frank “Mickey” Spillane’s long-running Mike Hammer Series)
“Vengeance is Mine”
“The Big Kill”
“The Big Bang” (no, the other big bang)
“Kiss Her Goodbye”
“Dead Clones Don’t Wear Spacesuits” (yeah, I made that one up).
;^)
...and many others.

Personally, if the story is clear I prefer good acting with no narrated accompaniment.

The Russian version of Solaris is a favorite of mine. One person with very little talking, so just ignore the few subtitles. The story is plain with obvious ideas and revelations in deep space and alone on a distant world. As Mrs. S told me at the time, “Very artsy-fartsy.”

BTW:
The American George Clooney version might be nice for Mrs. P, with a needlessly extended shot of George’s naked butt.