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      The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

      PG Released Sep 11, 1968 1h 33m Comedy List
      Reviews 45% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Harriet Blossom (Shirley MacLaine) is married to Robert Blossom (Richard Attenborough), a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet's sewing machine breaks, so Robert sends a repairman, Ambrose (James Booth), to fix it. It's lust at first sight for Harriet, who convinces Ambrose to hide out in the attic for a tryst. When her new beau shows no desire to leave, the pair begin a years-long love affair right under Robert's nose. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Nov 01 Buy Now

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      Audience Member 29%, are you kidding? This delightfully quirky movie is so witty and charming. From the double entendre to the fantastical love scenes, and unexpected blocking, it's every minute a delight. The husband's complete lack of understanding of anything even remotely sexual ("all over her what?" "her upper chest."); the outlandish self-help mastery of Mr. Tuttle; each character is lovable, even the detectives, and we care about them. This comedy has been vastly overlooked. One of my favorites (and presently streaming on Amazon Prime). Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I saw this when it first came out. It is arguably one of the most over-looked films of all times, and one of the funniest. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member A relic of its time this poorly conceived so called comedy coupled with Sweet Charity and several other losers killed off Shirley's film career the first time around. Within two years she was finished on screen and was out of pictures for almost a decade until her comeback in The Turning Point. This is one of the unfortunate crop of late 60's movies that tried to cash in on the so called youth wave with the overuse of psychedelic colors and disjointed scenes rather than a cohesive script. The desired effect whatever that was is not achieved, all that is accomplished is to bore the audience and leave them with eye strain from the overdone color scheme. Skip it! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Strange but quite interesting comedy drama done in a surreal way. The story of the married lady with a lover living in her and her husbands attic has actually real events in mind. Parts of the film is classic out-of-one-door-in-through-another, but the must exiting part of the play is the absurd parts that when it' at it's best reminds of Luis Buñuel or something of that sort. It's also fun to see Richard Attenborough in weird beard and John Cleese and Patrica Routhledge in small parts in their kind of, youth. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member oh, the sixties... you are so weird. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Joseph Gelmis Newsday I'm not a fan of Miss MacLaine, but there are enough laughs in the near-encounters of husband and lover in the house and funny moments in the campy fantasy to recommend the film to those who like her. Mar 3, 2022 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom is fine but is a comedy that works much better with an audience than solo viewing at home. Rated: 3/5 Feb 28, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Harriet Blossom (Shirley MacLaine) is married to Robert Blossom (Richard Attenborough), a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet's sewing machine breaks, so Robert sends a repairman, Ambrose (James Booth), to fix it. It's lust at first sight for Harriet, who convinces Ambrose to hide out in the attic for a tryst. When her new beau shows no desire to leave, the pair begin a years-long love affair right under Robert's nose.
      Director
      Joe McGrath
      Production Co
      Paramount
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 11, 1968, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 27, 2014
      Runtime
      1h 33m
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