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Bliss (1997)

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Average Rating: 5.5/10
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Critic Reviews: 5
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A provocative drama about sex, love, and trust, Bliss concerns Joseph (Craig Sheffer) and Maria (Sheryl Lee), a young married couple whose relationship is in serious trouble. While they love each other, Maria has difficulty opening up to Joseph, and, after six months of marriage, he makes the unhappy discovery that she's been unable to have an orgasm with him (though she's been willing to let him think otherwise). At work, Joseph and his co-workers notice a steady stream of beautiful women

R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Drama, Romance

Directed By: Lance Young

Written By: Lance Young

In Theaters: Jun 6, 1997 Limited

On DVD: Feb 11, 2003

Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Critic Reviews for Bliss

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Writer/director Lance Young is so relentlessly solemn ... that some viewers may giggle.

January 1, 2000 Comment

USA Today

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A hilariously pretentious drama taking a PBS approach toward sexual mechanics: Masters and Johnson meets Masterpiece Theatre.

July 30, 2004 Full Review | Comment

Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Bliss is really a very hopeful film, with many light, humorous moments that tug it along.

October 22, 2002 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Salutes the courage of two individuals who make a commitment to stay the course in their marriage no matter what.

August 29, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

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I love Sheryl Lee, but I found this film to be dreadful. It's ridiculous, laughable and poorly executed. Everything about it is a joke.

November 4, 2009

Quinto Wallight

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This was a weird one to watch, as it takes a bizarro approach to a couple who are unable to connect sexually, essentially asking the husband in a relationship to open himself up to the most invasive forms of therapy, which involves Terence Stamp pleasuring his wife and eventually teaching him how to do this himself.It

November 9, 2011