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Bliss

Play trailer Poster for Bliss R Released Apr 14, 1997 1h 43m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Little about marriage is blissful for newlyweds Joseph (Craig Sheffer) and Maria (Sheryl Lee) -- especially the sex. Maria has never had an orgasm with him. They both see a therapist (Spalding Gray) who doesn't seem to help much. This becomes evident when Joseph discovers that Maria has been seeing a very hands-on sex therapist, Baltazar (Terence Stamp), on the sly. Joseph is crushed -- but after confronting them, he is surprised to find himself joining them on their journey.
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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: D Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2/4 Apr 12, 2002 Full Review USA Today Writer/director Lance Young is so relentlessly solemn ... that some viewers may giggle. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Mark Meszoros The News-Herald (Willoughby, OH) You can't shake the feeling Bliss may have more to say, to reveal, to the viewer on a repeat viewing. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 12, 2021 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 4/5 Sep 13, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Dec 18, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rick A Brave topic, deftly handled. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/27/23 Full Review Rosana B Gostei, uma análise da análise realizada por um casal com problemas sexuais… Instigante e divertido, embora não tenha humor, muito pelo contrário, seja bem mal-humorado, todos os personagens o são, suas ações são ora cômicas, ora violentamente extravasadas, ora sexualmente reproduzidas, um filme morno, mas com muita tensão sexual envolvida, com descrições sexuais e cenas quentes, entretanto polidas… Muito interessante as dicas da "terapia do Prazer" todo homem e mulheres tb assistir, didático... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/15/22 Full Review Audience Member This is one of the best movies that show the therapeutic side of Tantra. They never say that is what it is but for those of us who have at least attempted to master it, it is clear. However, if you are a former victim of Child Sexual abuse or have issues with scenes of mental hospitals, I highly suggest you watch with caution. It is very insightful into those things and handles the subject matter delicately though the wife does have a flashback that is a bit graphic. But this movie changed my approach to my own recovery so it is worth the little bit of pain it can inflict to find a different way when nothing else is working. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member I was really enjoying this movie until halfway through, when I looked it up and read that it was not supposed to be a comedy. Flippant and tonally all over. Clumsy. I felt almost as though I were juggling two different movies. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review gregg d Sad, Eye Opening offering a little hope Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I think this was one of the most sensitive and accurate movies about what it's like for sexually abused women in a committed relationship. I loved the female perspective Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Lance Young

Director

Craig Sheffer

Joseph

Sheryl Lee

Maria

Terence Stamp

Baltazar

Casey Siemaszko

Tanner

Spalding Gray

Alfred

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Synopsis Little about marriage is blissful for newlyweds Joseph (Craig Sheffer) and Maria (Sheryl Lee) -- especially the sex. Maria has never had an orgasm with him. They both see a therapist (Spalding Gray) who doesn't seem to help much. This becomes evident when Joseph discovers that Maria has been seeing a very hands-on sex therapist, Baltazar (Terence Stamp), on the sly. Joseph is crushed -- but after confronting them, he is surprised to find himself joining them on their journey.
Director
Lance Young
Producer
Allyn Stewart
Screenwriter
Lance Young
Production Co
Triumph Enterprises Inc., Triumph Films, Stewart Pictures, Pacific Motion Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 14, 1997, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 27, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$207.8K
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Surround
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