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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.
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: Stu Rosen (actor), David J. Barnett (editor), David J. Barnett (producer), David J. Barnett (writer), David J. Barnett (director), Ardalan Pourvali (producer), Briton Saxton (producer), Nico Arge (actor), Darryl Tamada (actor), Alan Brown II (actor), Ron Gonis (actor), Augxillary (actor),
Genres: Music, Short, Sport,Actors: Rock Hard (composer), John Rutherford (producer), Jerry Douglas (writer), Jerry Douglas (director), Dean Phoenix (actor), Max Phillips (editor), Trey Casteel (actor), Jan Fischer (actor), Tom Settle (producer), Jordan Michaels (actor), Tory Mason (actor), Kurt Wilde (actor), Dallas Reeves (actor), Kevin Armstrong (actor), Manfred Speer (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Chase Masterson (actress), Jeffrey Shepherd (producer), Debra Lamb (actress), Tom Bliss (actor), Robert J. King (producer), David Davidson (composer), Christine Rasmussen (director), Christine Rasmussen (producer), Christine Rasmussen (writer), Suzanna Voltaire (actress), Yuri Smaltzoff (actor), Blake Warner (actor), Gillian Burnet (actress), Tim Brod (actor), Kelly Marto (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Faye Dunaway (actress), Stanley Kramer (producer), Henry Wills (actor), Hal Smith (actor), Harvey Parry (actor), George C. Scott (actor), Woodrow Parfrey (actor), Jack Palance (actor), John Dierkes (actor), Stacy Keach (actor), William Lucking (actor), Ted Gehring (actor), Larry D. Mann (actor), John Mills (actor), Henry Mancini (composer),
Plot: It's oil boom time in Oklahoma and Lena Doyle, a hard-bitten, cyncial feminist has a fight on her hands: the big oil companies don't like the fact that she's working a potentially profitable wildcat rig. Reluctantly, Lena must accept the aid of her estranged father Cleon, and Mason, the man he hires to help. The three form an unlikely team: Lena hates men, Mason is out for himself, and Lena's father is trying to make up for a lifetime of neglecting his daughter. But together they take on the big guys and put up a terrific fight.
Keywords: 1910s, beating, drifter, female-gunfighter, land, misanthrope, native-american, oil, oil-company, oil-drillingActors: Alexandra Stewart (actress), François Truffaut (writer), Luce Fabiole (actress), Daniel Boulanger (actor), Michel Bouquet (actor), Jean-Louis Richard (writer), Jeanne Moreau (actress), Michael Lonsdale (actor), Paul Pavel (actor), Charles Denner (actor), Van Doude (actor), Maurice Garrel (actor), Claude Rich (actor), Cornell Woolrich (writer), Jean-Claude Brialy (actor),
Plot: Julie Kohler is prevented from suicide by her mother. She leaves the town. She will track down, charm and kill five men who do not know her. What is her goal ? What is her purpose ?
Keywords: arrest, artist, based-on-novel, bathtub, bow-and-arrow, children, color-in-title, concert-hall, concert-ticket, duct-tapeActors: Carlos Otero (actor), José Luis Madrid (writer), Enrique Escobar (composer), Gaspar 'Indio' González (actor), Luis Induni (actor), Antonio Jiménez Escribano (actor), José Luis Madrid (director), Juan Torres (actor), Gustavo Re (actor), Federico Martínez Tudó (composer), César Ojinaga (actor), José Manuel Pinillos (actor), Marta Padovan (actress), Moisés Augusto Rocha (actor), Antonio Santillán (writer),
Genres: Western,Actors: Warren Mitchell (actor), Pedro Armendáriz (actor), Guy Hamilton (director), Beatrice Dawson (costume designer), William Alwyn (composer), Roger Delgado (actor), Guy Hamilton (writer), Elsa Martinelli (actress), Trevor Howard (actor), Peter Illing (actor), Harold Kasket (actor), Christopher Lee (actor), John Rae (actor), Donald Pleasence (actor), Alan Osbiston (editor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Sam McDaniel (actor), Wade Boteler (actor), Paul Harvey (actor), George Magrill (actor), Francis Ford (actor), Sherry Hall (actor), Harvey Clark (actor), Paul Harvey (actor), James P. Burtis (actor), Paul Hurst (actor), Si Jenks (actor), DeWitt Jennings (actor), Jerry Jerome (actor), Murray Kinnell (actor), Paul McVey (actor),
Genres: Mystery,Actors: Fred Rains (actor), Lionelle Howard (actor), Victor McLaglen (actor), F. Martin Thornton (director), Leslie Howard Gordon (writer), Leslie Howard Gordon (writer), Fred Raynham (actor), Bertie Wright (actor), Valia (actress), Robert Vallis (actor), Alec Fraser (actor), Varies Nickawa (actress),
Genres: Crime, Western,Actors: Jay Belasco (actor), Marc Robbins (actor), Adele Farrington (actress), Walter Woods (writer), Roy Clements (director), Hayward Mack (actor), Pat Rooney (actor), Orin Jackson (actor), Charles E. van Loan (writer), H.M. Thurston (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Bliss Trailer 1985 Director: Ray Lawrence Starring: Barry Otto, Helen Jones, Lynette Curran, Miles Buchanan, Gia Carides, Official Content From Starmaker Entertainment Australian satire in which an advertising executive regains consciousness after suffering a heart attack to find that the world around him has gone crazy. Winner of the Australian Academy Award for Best Picture! Movie, Bliss Movie,Bliss Trailer,Bliss 1985, Ray Lawrence,Barry Otto, Helen Jones, Lynette Curran, Miles Buchanan, Gia Carides,
(Sorry for the poor quality, but it's next to impossible to get this on DVD. Looks okay if you stick to the smaller screen). Part 2 LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gquKCvRVSME A very special & sadly overlooked movie. It's Harry Joy's Grail Quest & Honey Barbara makes a damned fine Grail Queen. Also a great novel by Peter Carey. I've had to edit this in order to avoid copyright claims, flagging, etc.,etc. You've got to get in to get out (-;
Ah yes, and here's Honey Barbara ♥ (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDzme60CB-I Part 3 (final) link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeHV67QIFWM
Ray Lawrence’s 1985 AFI Award-winning classic Bliss has been digitally restored by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) as part of its NFSA Restores initiative. Based on the 1981 novel by Peter Carey, Bliss premiered in competition at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Despite a rocky start - 400 of the 1,600 audience at Cannes walked out - the film became an art-house hit in Australia, with glowing reviews and the AFI Awards for Best Picture, Best Direction and Best Adapted Screenplay. About NFSA Restores: https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/nfsa-restores
Harry (Barry Otto) tells the story of the 'Vision Splendid' in Ray Lawrence’s 1985 AFI Award-winning classic Bliss. The film has been digitally restored by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) as part of its NFSA Restores initiative. Based on the 1981 novel by Peter Carey, Bliss premiered in competition at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Despite a rocky start - 400 of the 1,600 audience at Cannes walked out - the film became an art-house hit in Australia, with glowing reviews and the AFI Awards for Best Picture, Best Direction and Best Adapted Screenplay. About NFSA Restores: https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/nfsa-restores
Lately you've been holding on to something you knew was wrong
Now it's time to let it go
You loved him so, wanted to give
But you don't have to live with his suffering
And I don't want to see you cry, wish you'd say goodbye to the past
It's hard to leave the way you love and even harder when you know
The light to your life
You know light
You know the light to your life
You know that it's possible to love yourself
Like everyone else loves you too
Sorry silly so suddenly, you had a vision that you were happily
It's hard to leave the way you love and even harder when you know
The light to your life
You know the light
You know the light to your life
You know
You know the light
You know the light
Lately you've been holding on
You know the light
I don't want to see you cry
Wish you'd say goodbye
Wish you'd say goodbye