The Cool Surface

The Cool Surface

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Release Date

4/5/1994

Runtime

88 mins

Overview

A writer returns to Hollywood after finishing his novel in the wilderness. Still smarting from his girlfriend's suicide and his publisher's criticisms of his novel, he becomes intrigued by the neighbor couple's abusive relationship.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A psychologically charged thriller that follows a damaged writer drawn into a dangerous fascination with his neighbors' violent relationship. It's a portrait of how grief and rejection can warp perception and invite destructive obsession.

Mood

UnsettlingTenseMelancholic

Themes

GriefObsessionBetrayal

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Linear

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