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C
Average
MASTER SCORE 49.9 / 100
1985·Comedy / Drama / Romance·1h 52m

BLISS

“After Harry Joy dropped dead... his life was never the same again.”

An advertising executive dies and goes to hell... except nothing changes. Well, his daughter is buying drugs with sexual favours from her brother, and the number of cancer-causing products is on the increase. But the notes he writes to himself to prove he hasn't gone insane are getting more disjointed, and he runs off with an ex-prostitute called Honey Barbera.

Above the Line
Ray Lawrence·DirectorRay Lawrence·ScreenplayPeter Carey·ScreenplayPaul Murphy·Director of PhotographyPeter Best·Original Music ComposerWayne LeClos·Editor
Cast
Barry Otto·Harry JoyLynette Curran·Bettina JoyHelen Jones·Honey BarbaraGia Carides·Lucy JoyMiles Buchanan·David JoyTim Robertson·Alex DuvalBryan Marshall·Adrian ClunesJon Ewing·AldoKerry Walker·Alice DaltonPaul Chubb·Reverend Des
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
Ray Lawrence·Director
Writing· 3
Ray Lawrence·ScreenplayPeter Carey·ScreenplayPeter Carey·Novel
Camera· 1
Paul Murphy·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Wayne LeClos·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Peter Best·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Anthony Buckley·Producer
By the Numbers
49.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$661K
ROI -81%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Bliss's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#8B211A
#3A1A14
#C1714D
Mood
Sensual, Mysterious
Composition
Split
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A movie poster features a woman with long, dark, wavy hair looking to her right, with her bare shoulder visible. The background is dark and mottled, with text o”

dramaromance
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
6/10
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