Bliss (2019 film)

Bliss
Bliss
	Film poster
Directed by	Joe Begos
Starring	Dora Madison
Cinematography	Mike Testin
Edited by	Josh Ethier
Music by	Steve Moore
Distributed by	Dark Sky Films
Release date	September 27, 2019;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Bliss is a 2019 horror film written and directed by Joe Begos. Described as a vampire film, it concerns an artist named Dezzy (Dora Madison Burge, credited as Dora Madison) who descends into madness after taking a hallucinogenic drug to overcome a creative block.^[1]

Cast[]

Dora Madison as Dezzy
Tru Collins as Courtney
Rhys Wakefield as Ronnie
Jeremy Gardner as Clive
Graham Skipper as Hadrian
Chris McKenna as David
Rachel Avery as Nikki St. Jean
Mark Beltzman as Lance
George Wendt as Pops
Abraham Benrubi as Abe

Distribution and reception[]

Begos showed Bliss at 2019's Fantastic Fest in Austin, alongside another current film of his, VFW.^[2] It was also shown at New Orleans's Overlook Film Festival, where A.V. Club reviewer Katie Rife said that it "represents a stylistic leap forward for its director" and compared it to the work of Lucio Fulci, Gaspar Noé, and Abel Ferrara.^[3] The film currently has a "Certified Fresh" rating of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus reading, "Bliss maybe too narratively and visually intense for less adventurous viewers, but should trigger the titular state for those with a taste for hard hitting horror."^[4]

References[]

^ Collis, Clark (August 7, 2019). "A painter develops a taste for blood in trailer for vampire film Bliss". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
^ Whittaker, Richard (September 19, 2019). "Fantastic Fest: A Double Barrel Blast of Begos". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
^ Rife, Katie (June 7, 2019). "Spirits were high for the Overlook Film Festival's druggy, devil-worshipping return to New Orleans". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
^ "Bliss". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

External links[]

Bliss at IMDb
Bliss at Rotten Tomatoes

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[blood-1] Collis, Clark (August 7, 2019). "A painter develops a taste for blood in trailer for vampire film Bliss". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

[Fantastic-2] Whittaker, Richard (September 19, 2019). "Fantastic Fest: A Double Barrel Blast of Begos". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

[Overlook-3] Rife, Katie (June 7, 2019). "Spirits were high for the Overlook Film Festival's druggy, devil-worshipping return to New Orleans". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

[4] "Bliss". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

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