Understanding Bliss
1990 · 80 min · Director: William D. MacGillivray
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Elizabeth Sutton, a lecturer from Toronto and Peter Breen, a professor of cultural studies from St. John's, Newfoundland, come together in his town for a secret liaison. All is bliss. But within twenty-four hours, the affair has collapsed. A clash of languages, cultures, and values force them to come to terms with each other's sense of morality.
Emotional fingerprint
Understanding Bliss (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Empathy25%
- Anxiety20%
- Love15%
- Melancholy10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
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Cast
Richard (Turkish Knight)
Liz (Slasher)
Hotel Housekeeper
Boy in Photographs
Tom (Archive Footage)
Tom as Child (Archive Footage)
Mother (archive footage)
Harry as Child (archive footage)
Porter (archive footage)
Jody (King George)
Details
- Directed by
- William D. MacGillivray
- Written by
- William D. MacGillivray, Kathryn Cochran
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1990
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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