Summaries

A newly married happy couple visits a sex therapist to determine why the wife can't achieve an orgasm with her husband. This causes a horrific suppressed memory to emerge and she becomes more and more distant.

A provocative drama about sex, love, and trust, "Bliss" concerns Joseph and Maria, a young married couple whose relationship is in serious trouble. While they love each other, she has difficulty opening up to him, and after six months of marriage he makes the unhappy discovery that she's been unable to have an orgasm with him (though she's been willing to let him think otherwise). At work, he and his co-workers notice a steady stream of beautiful women visiting an apartment across the street; the scuttlebutt around the office is that some sort of shady sex therapist works out of the building. One day, Joseph is shocked to see Maria visiting the apartment, and he bursts in and demands to know what's happening. The apartment does indeed house an unlicensed sex therapist, who goes by the name of Baltazar, and, before long, Joseph realizes that his teachings are about the mind as much as the body, and that he's less concerned with orgasm than with "bliss," which he considers an emotional and spiritual as well as physical state. Before long, he has convinced Balthazar to teach him what he knows about tantric healing and sex, in the hope that he can help heal Maria's emotional scars, as well as help himself become a better man.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • rape victim
  • sex
  • sexuality
  • sexually dissatisfied wife
  • couples therapy
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Apr 13, 1997
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States Canada
Language English
Filming locations Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Production companies Triumph Films Pacific Motion Pictures Stewart Pictures

Box office

Gross US & Canada $294064
Opening weekend US & Canada $54547
Gross worldwide $294064

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 43m
Sound mix Dolby Digital SDDS
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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