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21 February 1986 (USA)
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After Harry Joy dropped dead... his life was never the same again.
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An advertising executive dies and goes to hell... except nothing changes. Well, his daughter is buying drugs with sexual favours from her brother...
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3 wins
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Not So Solitary
(From FilmInk.com.au. 26 October 2009, 2:28 PM, PDT)
Green Screens
(From FilmInk.com.au. 2 February 2009, 4:10 PM, PST)
(From FilmInk.com.au. 26 October 2009, 2:28 PM, PDT)
Green Screens
(From FilmInk.com.au. 2 February 2009, 4:10 PM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Barry Otto | ... | Harry Joy |
| Lynette Curran | ... | Bettina Joy |
| Helen Jones | ... | Honey Barbara |
 | Gia Carides | ... | Lucy Joy |
| Miles Buchanan | ... | David Joy |
 | Jeff Truman | ... | Joel |
| Tim Robertson | ... | Alex Duval |
| Bryan Marshall | ... | Adrian Clunes |
| Jon Ewing | ... | Aldo |
| Kerry Walker | ... | Alice Dalton |
| Paul Chubb | ... | Reverend Des |
| Sarah De Teliga | ... | Harry's Mother (as Sara De Teliga) |
| Saskia Post | ... | Harry's Daughter (as Saski Post) |
| George Whaley | ... | Vance |
| Robert Menzies | ... | Damien |
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112 min | Australia:130 min (director's cut)
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Australia:M (original rating) |
Singapore:R21 |
Finland:K-16 |
New Zealand:R18 |
UK:18 |
Australia:MA (director's cut) |
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Referenced in American Beauty (1999)
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Ray Lawrence, the director of "Bliss," and Paul Murphy, its cinematographer, were both first-time feature filmmakers when they made "Bliss." I believe the movie swept the Australian "Oscars" in '85, and in my humble opinion, deservedly so.
The tone is somewhat dark, the genre surrealist comedy, the performances deliciously eccentric, and the storytelling masterful. "Bliss" reminds me more of some of my favorite novels than it does any other films. Peter Carey's novel and adaptation have some of the feeling of John Irving's earlier works, but it's not derivative. The cinematography is gorgeous and understated. It has a surprisingly romantic core beneath a fairly jaded surface, which I think is a tough combination to pull off.
It isn't appropriate for kids (it has sophisticated, adult themes and, at moments, a very frank approach to sex) and it has an unexpectedly epic, languorous feel toward the end (so don't watch it when you're sleepy), but if you're serious about appreciating movies, you owe it to yourself to give this one a chance. Enjoy!