Maria ( Sheryl Lee) and Joseph ( Craig Sheffer) are a young couple, married for only six months, but already facing issues that prevent them from enjoying a fulfilling sex life. It was screened during the opening of the San Francisco International Film Festival. Media attention on the film was limited yet the reception was divided among the critics. The film is also a surreptitious analysis on the teachings of tantric sex. The story revolves around a young married couple who are trying to address issues impacting their sex life. The film also features appearances by Lance Young's sister, Leigh Taylor-Young, as well as Molly Parker. It stars Sheryl Lee, Craig Sheffer, and Terence Stamp. Individuals are shown taking mysterious crystals, which are either drugs or simply tools in a simulation.Bliss is a 1997 American erotic drama film written and directed by Lance Young, in his film debut. A man is shown trying to sell heroin, albeit unsuccessfully. Several characters are shown smoking marijuana. Occasional mild profanity and terms of deity are also used.Īlcohol / Drug Use: An individual is shown abusing prescription medication. Profanity: There are 25 uses of extreme profanity and 10 uses of scatological profanity. A couple are implied to have sex in a public bathroom, and again later in a private shower. Sexual Content: There are references to prostitution, and several prostitutes are seen. A person is maced, punched in the head, and carjacked. A number of people are likely killed when their van is crushed. Several individuals are deliberately tripped. Violence: A character accidentally dies when they trip and hit their head on a desk. Why is Bliss rated R? Bliss is rated R by the MPAA for drug content, language, some sexual material and violence. (Your affection for the Science Guy may vary.) Bill Nye also appears on screen which improves things slightly – but only because I grew up on Bill Nye and love him more than several members of my family. Second, eccentric Slovenian philosopher (and sometime film critic) Slavoj Žižek turns up, which is certainly an indication that your utopia has some problems. First of all, it’s a sure sign that you’re in hell if people are walking around wearing trilbys. I also don’t find the alleged utopia terribly convincing. I didn’t have high expectations for this movie, but this managed to drunkenly limbo under an already subterranean bar. Not that they need the help, since Owen Wilson and Selma Hayek, for all their individual acting achievements, have almost no chemistry with each other. The script is incredibly spotty, alternating between average and laughable, and that puts the cast in a bad position. But what will Greg believe?īliss is, put bluntly, a disaster. But Greg’s daughter, Emily (Nesta Cooper) is concerned about him and tries repeatedly to convince him that the world is real. The couple start living off-grid under an overpass, taking special crystals and having fun. After taking some of the crystals she offers (which are supposed to unlock different powers within the simulation), Greg starts to come around to her point of view. As far as Isabel is concerned, this world is just a simulation, and there are only a handful of real people in it at any time. After hiding the body in the office, Greg retreats to the bar across the street to make a plan – only to bump into Isabel (Selma Hayek), who seems shocked to see him for the simple reason that he is “real”. Worse, he startled his boss (Steve Zissis), who slipped and fell, fatally cracking his skull. His wife has left him, his son Arthur (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.) won’t talk to him, and he just got fired. Greg’s (Owen Wilson) life is coming apart at the seams.
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