Directed by:
Ray LawrenceCinematography:
Paul MurphyComposer:
Peter BestCast:
Barry Otto, Lynette Curran, Helen Jones, Gia Carides, Jeff Truman, Bryan Marshall, Gerry Duggan, Robert Menzies, Peter Carmody, Kerry Walker, Tommy Dysart (more)Plots(1)
The bizarre, disgusting, and perverse activity that transpires during the unfolding of BLISS caused quite a stir in Australia on the film's release, but that didn't stop it from winning the Australian Academy Award. BLISS tells the story of Barry Otto, a successful advertising executive with a loving wife, a medical student son, and a caring daughter. One day Otto collapses in the back yard and dies, though he is revived minutes later by paramedics. While dead, Harry learned that there is a heaven, and he becomes convinced that hell is here on earth. To make sure he gets to heaven, Harry decides to spend the rest of his life "being good"--to the dismay of his family, whose bizarre activities are only now coming to Otto's attention. BLISS shrouds its simpleminded thematic concerns in such a myriad of cinematic flash, shock tactics, and narrative pretension that the film seems to be saying much more about the human condition than it actually is. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Barry Otto
Australia
Best movies:
The Dressmaker (2015)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Lynette Curran
Australia
Best movies:
Comrades (1986)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Somersault (2004)
Helen Jones
Best movies:
Bliss (1985)
Halifax f.p. (1994) (series)
Silver Strand (1995) (TV movie)
Gia Carides
Australia
Best movies:
Phar Lap (1983)
Annie's Coming Out (1984)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Jeff Truman
Australia
Best movies:
A Long Way from Home: Dadah Is Death (1988) (TV movie)
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
The 13th Floor (1988)
Bryan Marshall
UK
Best movies:
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Gerry Duggan
Ireland
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
Ride a Wild Pony (1975)
The Servant (1963)
Robert Menzies
Australia
Best movies:
Cactus (1986)
The Daughter (2015)
Bliss (1985)
Peter Carmody
Australia
Best movies:
Bliss (1985)
Kerry Walker
Australia
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
The Piano (1993)
Australia (2008)
Tommy Dysart
UK
Best movies:
The Man from Snowy River (1982)
Next of Kin (1982)
Sky Pirates (1986)
David Nettheim
Australia
Best movies:
Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
Bliss (1985)
Emma: Queen of the South Seas (1988) (series)
Miles Buchanan
Australia
Best movies:
Bliss (1985)
Dangerous Game (1988)