Bliss (1985 film)
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| Directed by | Ray Lawrence |
| Produced by | Anthony Buckley |
| Written by | Peter Carey Ray Lawrence |
| Starring | Barry Otto |
| Music by | Peter Best |
| Cinematography | Paul Murphy |
| Editing by | Wayne LeClos |
| Release date(s) | 1985 |
| Running time | 112 min. 130 min. (Director's cut) |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
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Bliss is a 1985 Australian film directed by Ray Lawrence, adapted from the novel by Peter Carey, which stars Barry Otto and Lynette Curran.
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[edit] Plot Summary
Harry Joy, an advertisement executive, goes through a near-death experience during a heart attack. Upon awakening, he finds himself either in a hellish version of the world he knew, or with his eyes opened to an altogether different view of that world: His wife is unfaithful, his daughter buys hard drugs from his evil son, and his latest client is a carcinogenic polluter. He tries to steer a morally correct path, abandoning most of the trappings of his previous well-to-do life, to the dismay and disruption of everyone around him. Fighting for his sanity, he meets a young country girl who is selling herself to bring money back to her forest commune.
[edit] Selected cast
- Barry Otto as Harry Joy
- Lynette Curran as Bettina Joy
- Helen Jones (actress) as Honey Barbara
- Miles Buchanan as David Joy
- Gia Carides as Lucy Joy
[edit] Awards
The film won the Best Film, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay Awards and was nominated for 10 more Awards of the Australian Film Institute in 1985. It was also nominated for the Palme d'Or (Goilden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival in the same year.
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