| Bliss | |
| Director: | Joe Begos |
| Starring: | Dora Madison |
| Music: | Steve Moore |
| Cinematography: | Mike Testin |
| Editing: | Josh Ethier |
| Distributor: | Dark Sky Films |
| Runtime: | 80 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Bliss is a 2019 horror film written and directed by Joe Begos. 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.[1]
Begos showed Bliss at 2019's Fantastic Fest in Austin, alongside another current film of his, VFW.[2] It was also shown at New Orleans's Overlook Film Festival.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of based on reviews from critics, with an average rating of . 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."[3] On Metacritic it has a score of 53% based on reviews from six critics[4]
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.[5]