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Directed by | Joe Begos |
Starring | Dora Madison |
Cinematography | Mike Testin |
Edited by | Josh Ethier |
Music by | Steve Moore |
Distributed by | Dark Sky Films |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Bliss is a 2019 horror film written and directed by Joe Begos.[1] Described as a vampire film, it concerns an artist named Dezzy (Dora Madison Burge, credited as Dora Madison) who descends into madness after taking a hallucinogenic drug to overcome a creative block.[2]
Begos showed Bliss at 2019's Fantastic Fest in Austin, alongside another current film of his, VFW.[3] It was also shown at New Orleans's Overlook Film Festival.[4]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 87% based on reviews from 45 critics, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's the consensus states: "Bliss maybe too narratively and visually intense for less adventurous viewers, but should trigger the titular state for those with a taste for hard hitting horror."[5] On Metacritic it has a score of 53% based on reviews from six critics[6]
The A.V. Club reviewer Katie Rife said that it "represents a stylistic leap forward for its director" and compared it to the work of Lucio Fulci, Gaspar Noé, and Abel Ferrara.[4]