Bliss (2019 film)

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]

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

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 "Certified Fresh" 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 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[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. 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.
  6. "Bliss". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
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