Bliss (1985)
8/10
Aussie films won't come more unique and weird as this, an uniqueness that I love
3 March 2013
It's highly likely you'll experience anything more original or far out, as Bliss, a sort of quiet cult classic, that you can't help loving. The actors are terrific in the sort of imaginative and real characters they bring to the screen, in this sort of delusional/dreamlike/satiric movie, full of some great moments, the funniest of course is the elephant parking it's butt on Harry Joy's Volkswagon. He then gets pulled over on a bridge, where he's having to tell his ludicrous story to the police, not very sympathetic to his misfortune. This film gets away with some nice full frontal nudity by a brazen Sue Jones, as Honey Barbara, a call girl, involved in selling drugs, who involves herself with Harry, sexually. She even stays with him in his Wives big beautiful Sydney House. His wife and him work in advertising, where the theme of petrol fumes being discharged into the air, and it's dangerous lasting affects is strongly brought up, was a interesting sideline, bringing some interesting facts with it. The wife's departure, overwhelmed by guilt and a horrid realization was a shocking moment, among some others in this high M rated film. A most bizarre scene that would go do in the annals of Aussie film, was the two little schoolboys at the ginger toffee factory, brought to this woman's office, as misbehaving. There are a scenes, weird and uniquely unforgettable. The Sister going down on the intellectual brother, for some dope, while he's in Nazi ware, and smoking a pipe was another confrontational scene. Bliss is not for all film types, more so the connoisseur but it's originally is what sells it. You can't think Bliss, without thinking Barry Otto. He makes the film his, in a wonderful performance, you can not help liking the character. If there were more people like Harry, the world be a better and safer place I'm sure. It kind of goes off path in the last ten to fifteen minutes, with Harry trying to win back Honey Barbara. But still it's retains it's uniqueness. But too a real important lesson, is illustrated here. Forgiveness.
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