Bliss (2019 film)

Bliss
Film poster
Directed byJoe Begos
StarringDora Madison
CinematographyMike Testin
Edited byJosh Ethier
Music bySteve Moore
Distributed byDark Sky Films
Release date
  • September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bliss is a 2019 horror film written and directed by Joe Begos.[1] 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.[2]

Cast

Release

Begos showed Bliss at 2019's Fantastic Fest in Austin, alongside another current film of his, VFW.[3] It was also shown at New Orleans's Overlook Film Festival.[4]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 87% based on reviews from 45 critics, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's the consensus states: "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."[5] On Metacritic it has a score of 53% based on reviews from six critics[6]

The 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bliss (2019) - IMDb, retrieved May 9, 2023
  2. ^ Collis, Clark (August 7, 2019). "A painter develops a taste for blood in trailer for vampire film Bliss". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  3. ^ Whittaker, Richard (September 19, 2019). "Fantastic Fest: A Double Barrel Blast of Begos". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "Bliss". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 11, 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "Bliss". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 1, 2022.


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