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Bliss

1985 · 112 min · Director: Ray Lawrence

Bliss (1985) is a comedy, directed by Ray Lawrence. It stars Barry Otto and Lynette Curran. The 112-minute film holds an audience score of 6.5/10.

What Bliss Is About

Harry Joy, an advertising man, has a massive heart attack, comes back after being briefly dead, and wakes up convinced the world is hell. Then he starts gathering proof: what his daughter is giving her brother in exchange for drugs, how the number of carcinogenic products keeps rising, how the notes he writes to prove he has not lost his mind keep coming apart. In the end he runs off with a woman called Honey Barbera. Ray Lawrence adapted Peter Carey’s novel with Carey himself. A fifth of the audience walked out of the Cannes premiere; the same film took best picture in Australia that year.

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What is Bliss about?

Harry Joy, an advertising man, has a massive heart attack, comes back after being briefly dead, and wakes up convinced the world is hell. Then he starts gathering proof: what his daughter is giving her brother in exchange for drugs, how the number of carcinogenic products keeps rising, how the notes he writes to prove he has not lost his mind keep coming apart.

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How long is Bliss?

Bliss runs for 112 minutes (1h 52m).

When did Bliss come out?

Bliss was released in 1985.

Who directed Bliss?

Bliss was directed by Ray Lawrence.

Who stars in Bliss?

Bliss stars Barry Otto, Lynette Curran, Helen Jones, Gia Carides.

What is Bliss's rating?

Bliss holds 6.7/10 on IMDb and 6.5/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 67 out of 100.

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