Bliss (2019 film)

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]

Bliss
Film poster
Directed by	Joe Begos
Starring	Dora Madison
Cinematography	Mike Testin
Edited by	Josh Ethier
Music by	Steve Moore
Distributed by	Dark Sky Films
Release date	September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Dora Madison as Dezzy
• Tru Collins as Courtney
• Rhys Wakefield as Ronnie
• Jeremy Gardner as Clive
• Graham Skipper as Hadrian
• Chris McKenna as David
• Rachel Avery as Nikki St. Jean
• Mark Beltzman as Lance
• George Wendt as Pops
• Abraham Benrubi as Abe

Release

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]

Reception

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]