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Bliss

The movie Bliss was based on the book Bliss.

Which one did you like better, the movie or the book?  There are 3 votes for the book, and 5 votes for the movie.

Movie details for Bliss

The movie was released in 1985 and directed by Lance Young. Bliss was produced by Sony Pictures. More information on the movie is available on Amazon.com and also IMDb.

Actors on this movie include Craig Sheffer, Sheryl Lee, Terence Stamp, Casey Siemaszko, Spalding Gray, Leigh Taylor-Young, Lois Chiles, Blu Mankuma, Ken Camroux, Pamela Perry, Eli Gabay, Molly Parker, Hiro Kanagawa, Merrilyn Gann, Gillian Barber, Peter Kelamis, Norman Armour, David Glyn-Jones, Quincy Welch and Carson Welch.

 

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It may not be a great movie, but Bliss could be one of the greatest marriage-boosters ever filmed. This curious drama fits into the too-familiar form of the "therapy movie," but it's acted with intensity by a committed (and rather brave) trio. Craig Sheff... Read More
It may not be a great movie, but Bliss could be one of the greatest marriage-boosters ever filmed. This curious drama fits into the too-familiar form of the "therapy movie," but it's acted with intensity by a committed (and rather brave) trio. Craig Sheffer plays an uptight Seattle husband who discovers his neurotic wife (Sheryl Lee) visiting a radical doctor (Terence Stamp) who has sex--therapeutically--with his patients. After briefly flipping out, Sheffer finds himself buying into the doctor's remedies for a sexual and emotional make-over. The silky-smooth Stamp is perfectly cast: with his enthusiasm for chakras and fine cigars, the doctor is both spiritual guru and the kind of man who reads Playboy. The film veers into ridiculousness at times, yet there is something intriguing about its how-to frankness. Home viewers may find themselves embarrassed and maybe just a little bit liberated. --Robert Horton

Book details for Bliss

Bliss was written by Peter Carey. The book was published in 1981 by FABER & FABER. More information on the book is available on Amazon.com.

Peter Carey also wrote Oscar and Lucinda (1998).

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