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Bliss (1997)

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Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 4

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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

Lance Young

Feb 11, 2003

Sony Pictures Entertainment

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All Critics (22) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (7) | DVD (5)

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
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 | Comment
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 | Comment
Spirituality and Practice
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Audience Reviews for Bliss

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
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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

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