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Bliss (2019 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Bliss' is a 2019 horror film written and directed by Joe Begos. 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.
Cast
* Dora Madison as Dezzy
* Tru Collins as Courtney
* Rhys Wakefield as Ronnie
* Jeremy Gardner as Clive
* Graham Skipper as Hadrian
* Chris McKenna as David
* Rachel Avery as Nikki St. Jean
* Mark Beltzman as Lance
* George Wendt as Pops
* Abraham Benrubi as Abe
Release
Begos showed 'Bliss' at 2019's Fantastic Fest in Austin, alongside another current film of his, 'VFW'. It was also shown at New Orleans's Overlook Film Festival.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a "Certified Fresh" rating of based on reviews from critics, with an average rating of . 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." On Metacritic it has a score of 53% based on reviews from 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
'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 No, and Abel Ferrara.
References
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