Bliss
1997 · 103 min · Director: Lance Young
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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 Balthazar, 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.
Emotional fingerprint
Bliss (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Anxiety 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Anxiety25%
- Sadness20%
- Love15%
- Inspiration10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Anxiety, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Anxiety and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Hope | 33 % | 19 % | 9 % | 6 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 37 % | 21 % | 14 % | 7 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Tension | 46 % | 27 % | 22 % | 11 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Tension | 56 % | 32 % | 28 % | 17 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 58 % | 32 % | 28 % | 21 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Tension | 51 % | 33 % | 25 % | 22 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Empathy | 44 % | 35 % | 22 % | 20 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Hope | 42 % | 35 % | 17 % | 12 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Hope | 39 % | 32 % | 15 % | 7 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Hope | 38 % | 26 % | 13 % | 7 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Hope | 44 % | 34 % | 20 % | 13 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Empathy | 53 % | 44 % | 28 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Hope | 56 % | 39 % | 19 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 63 % | 41 % | 24 % | 43 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Disturbing | 74 % | 60 % | 52 % | 63 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 72 % | 66 % | 63 % | 55 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Sadness | 68 % | 66 % | 62 % | 48 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Sadness | 77 % | 75 % | 69 % | 56 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Empathy | 79 % | 78 % | 68 % | 44 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Icarus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Dottie
Patient
Priest
Boy
Boy
Details
- Directed by
- Lance Young
- Written by
- Lance Young
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1997
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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