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Bliss

  • 20192019
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  • 1h 20m
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5.8/10
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Dora Madison in Bliss (2019)
A brilliant painter facing the worst creative block of her life turns to anything she can to complete her masterpiece, spiraling into a hallucinatory hellscape of drugs, sex, and murder in the sleazy underbelly of Los Angeles.
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A brilliant painter facing the worst creative block of her life turns to anything she can to complete her masterpiece, spiraling into a hallucinatory hellscape of drugs, sex and murder in th... Read allA brilliant painter facing the worst creative block of her life turns to anything she can to complete her masterpiece, spiraling into a hallucinatory hellscape of drugs, sex and murder in the sleazy underbelly of Los Angeles.A brilliant painter facing the worst creative block of her life turns to anything she can to complete her masterpiece, spiraling into a hallucinatory hellscape of drugs, sex and murder in the sleazy underbelly of Los Angeles.
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4.7K
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  • Director
    • Joe Begos
  • Writer
    • Joe Begos
  • Stars
    • Dora Madison
    • Tru Collins
    • Rhys Wakefield
Top credits
  • Director
    • Joe Begos
  • Writer
    • Joe Begos
  • Stars
    • Dora Madison
    • Tru Collins
    • Rhys Wakefield
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 74User reviews
    • 98Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Dora Madison
    Dora Madison
    • Dezzyas Dezzy
    Tru Collins
    Tru Collins
    • Courtneyas Courtney
    Rhys Wakefield
    Rhys Wakefield
    • Ronnieas Ronnie
    Jeremy Gardner
    Jeremy Gardner
    • Cliveas Clive
    Graham Skipper
    Graham Skipper
    • Hadrianas Hadrian
    Chris McKenna
    Chris McKenna
    • Davidas David
    Rachel Avery
    Rachel Avery
    • Nikki St. Jeanas Nikki St. Jean
    Mark Beltzman
    Mark Beltzman
    • Lanceas Lance
    George Wendt
    George Wendt
    • Popsas Pops
    Abraham Benrubi
    Abraham Benrubi
    • Abeas Abe
    Jesse Merlin
    Jesse Merlin
    • Danteas Dante
    Matt Mercer
    Matt Mercer
    • The Bloody Manas The Bloody Man
    Josh Ethier
    Josh Ethier
    • Bobbyas Bobby
    Jackson Birnbaum
    Susan Slaughter
    Erin Braswell
    Zoe Cooper
    Simone Wasserman
    Simone Wasserman
    • Director
      • Joe Begos
    • Writer
      • Joe Begos
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    • Trivia
      George Wendt stars both in "Bliss" and VFW (2019). Joe Begos directed both movies in the same year.
    • Connections
      Referenced in VFW (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Revolt
      Written and performed by The Nymphs

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    User reviews74

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    What a mess...
    ...a drug induced, vibrant, caked-in-paint, covered in sweat and just overall a bloody mess of a good time. I like it. When the devil is inside of you, evil, I suppose, is no longer something to fear. This is definitely one of those movies that takes a minute for it to find its rhythm, but once it does you are rewarded with what this type of late nite horror thrill-fest is all about!

    A pretty solid effort for such a low budget movie. If you are looking for some fast demonic scenes, this movie has a few. If you are looking for some real odd sex-type scenes, this movie has a few. And without spoiling too much if you are looking for a little drugged out, not sure which way is up, painting with blood to metal music this movie has just about enough of that.

    Now I don't understand why movies still start out with the ultra cliche, struggling artist "your rent is two weeks past due" landlord scenario introductions. That said I'll say from there the movie is a pretty original descent into a mad Los Angeles moonlight world fueled by paranoia, drugs, an unrelenting desire to follow a creative trigger, and a good amount of fast paced, bright but dimly lit scenes (a real struggle to achieve I'm sure, the whole aesthetic really being mostly at nite time) with so much tension that you'll feel like you are on the drugs yourself being chased by the demon inside of you.

    I enjoyed the ride, mostly, my own gripes really coming from the lack of building a convincing world. How is this artist so famous? Because it just seems like some random artist to me. That's really a minor problem. Also the name...Bliss? Really? Could've come up with something a bit more original. I guess the drug she is doing in the movie everyone refers to as "Bliss" but still..

    I liked the actor who played the drug dealer and the main actress has some very nice freak-out/panic moments. Even apart from that the storyline here about a struggling artist looking for inspiration was well played out and even the more standard scenes played out nicely. I like the whole art agent scenario with the new pieces and the upcoming gallery show. And the stuff with the blonde was confusing but I really didn't mind because...I mean...the whole movie was a bit confusing but that's the thing about it: a little demonic mystery.

    Not necessarily a masterpiece and I won't reccomend this to everyone but for me it hit the spot and I think it deserves a wider audience.

    Just a note that there is a photosensitive epilepsy warning at the beginning of the film
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    • Sep 28, 2019

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Blazenstvo
    • Production company
      • Channel 83 Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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