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Bliss

  • 1997
  • 18
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
3K
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Bliss (1997)
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A newly married happy couple visits a sex therapist to determine why the wife can't achieve an orgasm with her husband. This causes a horrific suppressed memory to emerge and she becomes mor... Read allA newly married happy couple visits a sex therapist to determine why the wife can't achieve an orgasm with her husband. This causes a horrific suppressed memory to emerge and she becomes more and more distant.A newly married happy couple visits a sex therapist to determine why the wife can't achieve an orgasm with her husband. This causes a horrific suppressed memory to emerge and she becomes more and more distant.

  • Director
    • Lance Young
  • Writer
    • Lance Young
  • Stars
    • Craig Sheffer
    • Terence Stamp
    • Sheryl Lee
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    • Director
      • Lance Young
    • Writer
      • Lance Young
    • Stars
      • Craig Sheffer
      • Terence Stamp
      • Sheryl Lee
    • 37User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Craig Sheffer
    Craig Sheffer
    • Joseph
    Terence Stamp
    Terence Stamp
    • Baltazar
    Sheryl Lee
    Sheryl Lee
    • Maria
    Casey Siemaszko
    Casey Siemaszko
    • Tanner
    Spalding Gray
    Spalding Gray
    • Alfred
    Leigh Taylor-Young
    Leigh Taylor-Young
    • Redhead
    Lois Chiles
    Lois Chiles
    • Eva
    Blu Mankuma
    Blu Mankuma
    • Nick
    Ken Camroux-Taylor
    Ken Camroux-Taylor
    • Hank
    • (as Ken Camroux)
    Pamela Perry
    • Dottie
    Eli Gabay
    Eli Gabay
    • Carlos
    Molly Parker
    Molly Parker
    • Connie
    Hiro Kanagawa
    Hiro Kanagawa
    • Doctor
    Merrilyn Gann
    Merrilyn Gann
    • Motel Woman
    Gillian Barber
    Gillian Barber
    • Therapist
    Peter Kelamis
    Peter Kelamis
    • Neighbor
    Norman Armour
    • Patient
    David Glyn-Jones
    • Priest
    • Director
      • Lance Young
    • Writer
      • Lance Young
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    User reviews37

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    Arkaan

    Engrossing

    This movie is a difficult one to watch, but well worth it. The sex scenes have been handled with tact. This is an honest look at the marriage between a relatively stable man, and a definitely unbalanced woman. Though it's Terrence Stamp's performance that is the best, Sheffer and Lee give moving and audacious performances in this unique love story.

    The music is amazing. It works so well in the film, and it hightens the mood of the movie very well.

    Not everyone will like it. A film about adult sexuality, where sex isn't portrayed in a cartoonish "teenage" way, is a daring idea. But it works beautifully.
    8BillLamond

    Finally, an intelligent movie about sex

    If you tired of "hard-edged" action, booty call, and fake-it-till-you-make-it sex scenes, give yourself a real treat and see "Bliss." This is a movie that entertains and educates by taking on a subject about which most people are absolutely ignorant, i.e. real Eros. With a beautiful soundtrack, intelligent dialog and fine acting, "Bliss" challenges our notions of sexuality and requires audiences to think outside the box. Women will recognize this film as...ah, finally! A bonus - the information about Eros portrayed in the film is absolutely accurate. This film is fine entertainment and a crash course in what sex is really all about - getting more turned on and staying that way. This should be required viewing for adolescent male Americam film-makers of all ages.
    plantwater

    beautiful

    I truly enjoyed this movie. I rented it to watch alone, my wife out of town for the weekend, and I am definitely going to get her to watch it with me when she comes home. There were a few scenes that strained my ability to believe, such as when the main character would attempt to advise strangers, but they ended up really just providing humorous relief. I can't really imagine the modern practice of Balthazar's profession as presented in this movie, but everything else was intuitively spot-on. The movie is erotic, but even more importantly, it is a richly layered love story, one that I personally, really became invested in emotionally. There aren't too many movies that focus on the relationship within marriage, and give powerful hope for the unimaginable possibilities within it. Bliss definitely does this. It's very real, and I thought the acting was excellent. Perhaps I'm easily moved, but I found myself sitting close to the screen, fully emotionally locked into the script. My grade? A-
    Philby-3

    Blue move for nice people

    This is an odd little movie about a handsome yuppie couple, Maria and Joseph, who have serious emotional problems. She is frigid and possesses a "borderline" personality (whatever that is), he is obsessed with "curing" her - making her more to his liking. Naturally, therapy is called for. After some initial unproductive consultations with a marriage counsellor, a more unorthodox therapist is resorted to. This rather preposterous figure, Balthazar, (he is a violinist of concert standard and ace motor mechanic as well as therapist and lives in a grand booklined apartment), has sex with his female patients and generally carries on as if he were above the rest of humanity. In real life of course he would be quickly struck off, despite the lines of satisfied patients trooping out of his rooms. Initially antagonistic, Joseph becomes an acolyte, and eagerly soaks up the mish mash of yoga, breathing control, masturbation, mind games and crackerbarrel philosophy served up by the arrogant one. The couple make some progress (discovering bondage with Joseph as the slave helps) until a nasty secret from Maria's past comes out and, unable to deal with both it and her awakened husband, she asks him to leave. But all is not lost, time heals wounds and there is a reconciliation.

    The problem with this movie is its inconsistency. It starts off as a comedy but veers mid way through into personal drama intercut with some fairly didactic lectures on sexual relations. There are some nice soft porny bits (in blue!) with the handsome couple that tend to detract from their severe psychological problems rather than illustrate them. The theme "screwing is as much a mind game as anything" does emerge reasonably clearly but it also helps, it seems, to be young, rich and gorgeous. The film apparently did not do well at the box office - a comedy or a porn film with a similar storyline would doubtless have done better. Believe me, it's not easy to deliver entertaining lectures.

    I am also left wondering about Joseph's alleged "Pygmalion" complex - the desire to model the woman of his dreams out of Maria. He spends most of the movie on a quest for self-improvement, his attitude towards women in general improving considerably.

    Terrence Stamp, British journeyman actor from way back, turns in an attractive performance as Dr Balthazar, "practising at the edge of the law," as another analyst puts it. All glistening eyes and shiny silver hair, he holds back just enough to allow a tiny bit of parody to emerge. Craig Sheffer as Joseph has porn star good looks (muscles, no body hair), a perpetually surprised expression, and a reasonable acting range. We see more of him than Maria, (Sheryl Lee, of "Twin Peaks" fame.) Maria spends a lot of time crying, which Sheryl seems to be good at.

    Location filming was in Vancouver, which provided some pretty backdrops. The streetscape was far too clean and tidy to be any large city in the U.S. Canadians might be a buttoned down lot but at least they pick up their rubbish. The film is apparently a first effort from writer/director Lance Young, formerly a production executive. One could be cruel and say "stick with your day job" but it is not an uninteresting movie. There are solid acting, nice locations and a few interesting ideas. Yet the story itself is highly improbable, and the people involved too pretty and stupid to really engender much empathy in the viewer.
    lassoproductions

    BLISS is a courageous movie about sexual healing and the courage and love necessary to make oneself whole.

    BLISS is a powerful, courageous film about sexual healing and the courage and love necessary to make oneself whole. It also has a lot to say about how we refer to men and women in modern American culture, and from that, how easy or unaware surface descriptions can be.

    Bravo to the cast and crew! A perfect 10!

    Every man and woman in America should see this film!

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Writer-director Lance Young's only film.
    • Quotes

      Maria: I have had orgasms, just not with you.

    • Crazy credits
      Special Thanks to INDIA.
    • Alternate versions
      Some more explicit shots were omitted from the sex scenes to earn an "R" rating, replacing the MPAA's previous "NC-17" rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Con Air/Bliss/Buddy/The Pillow Book/The Quiet Room (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      You Don't Own Me
      Written by John Madara (as John Madera) & Dave White

      Performed by Lesley Gore

      Published by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)

      Courtesy of Mercury Records by arrangement with PolyGram Film and Television Licensing

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 1997 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Éxtasis
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Triumph Films
      • Stewart Pictures
      • Pacific Motion Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $294,064
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $54,547
      • Jun 8, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $294,064
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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