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Bliss is a film of genre Drama directed by Ray Lawrence released in USA on 4 october 1985 with Barry Otto

Bliss (1985)

Bliss
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Released in USA 4 october 1985
Length 1h52
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Romance
Rating67% 3.394583.394583.394583.394583.39458

Bliss is a 1985 Australian film directed by Ray Lawrence, co-adapted by Lawrence and Peter Carey, author of the original novel Bliss from which it is adapted.

It starred Barry Otto who, at the time, was best known in Sydney for his theatre work, and Lynette Curran, a veteran star of Australian stage, TV and film and a former co-star of the popular ABC soap opera Bellbird. Notable among the supporting roles is an early film appearance by Gia Carides and an early cameo role by John Doyle.

After a rocky start – 400 of the 2000-strong audience walked out during its first screening at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival – the film went on to receive multiple awards at the AFI awards.

Synopsis

Harry Joy, an advertising executive in an unnamed Australian city who is known for his ability to tell stories, has a terrifying near-death experience after suffering a massive heart attack, brought on by his dissolute lifestyle. Upon recovering, he believes himself to be either in a hellish version of the world he knew, or with his eyes opened to an altogether different view of that world. He eventually discovers that his wife is unfaithful, his dissolute daughter trades sex for hard drugs with his deviant son, and his latest client is a carcinogenic polluter.

Actors

Barry Otto

(Harry Joy)Lynette Curran

(Bettina Joy)Gia Carides

(Lucy Joy)Kerry Walker

(Alice Dalton)Bryan Marshall

(Adrian Clunes)
And :
Paul Chubb
Saskia Post
Tommy Dysart
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