Movie

Female on the Beach

1955 · 97 min

A slow-burning noir romance where glamorous surfaces barely conceal manipulation and menace, keeping you wary of every charming smile.

Tagline: She was TOO HUNGRY FOR LOVE... to care where she found it!
Overview: Lynn Markham moves into her late husband's beach house the morning after former tenant Eloise Crandall fell from the cliff. To her annoyance, Lynn finds both her real estate agent and Drummond Hall, her beachcomber neighbor, making themselves quite at home. Lynn soon has no doubts of what her scheming neighbors are up to, but she finds Drummond's physical charms hard to resist. And she still doesn't know what really happened to Eloise.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, romantic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Deception, obsession, isolation, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
obsession
isolation
betrayal
love
Places: single country house
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild