Bliss - The Complete First Season

Bliss - The Complete First Season | Episodes lead to feature films

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	Bliss - The Complete First Season Mti Home Video, 2005 average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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Almost Total Bliss

I used to watch the show on Oxygen,and was very pleased with this DVD.The episodes on this collection were both moving,and at the same time erotic.There are many great episodes on this DVD,but the 3 best are"Six Days","Valentines Day In Jail",and"Leaper"."Six Days"is the story ofA 40 something woman,who who works on A farm with her ailing 50ish husband.The husband gets injured,and goes to the hospital.The woman hires A 20 something man to assist her at the farm.Soon after the 2 find passion,and have A memorable bathtub encounter."Valentines Day In Jail"is the story of A woman,visiting her boyfriend in prison on Valentines,The 2 decided to make it A memorable visit,by sneaking away,and having passionate sex under A table,only to be caught in the act.Then finally there's"Leaper",where A young woman sits in A cafe,pondering her encounter with A strange vagabound woman,only to meet another strange woman at At the cafe,who turns out to be A caring,and passionate, friend.Erotic,moving,and ultimately satisfying.The only thing keeping me from giving this 5 stars,is one boring episode called"Value Of X",in which A girl questions her sexual identity; which was stupid and unerotic.Other than that this collection is pure bliss.

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Episodes lead to feature films

Many of the writers and directors of these episodes have worked with feature length films. One of the delights of these short pieces is to see the themes, ideas, and concerns of the longer films being handled so deftly. The best known of the longer films is Lost and Delirious, written by Judith Thompson, the writer for Episode 4: Leaper. While one of the reviewers wished for these episodes to be longer, I am enjoying their brevity. Leaper contains not only the lesbian encounter of Lost and Delirious, but also the attempt by one person to control the other through sex. In both films, for one of the women the lesbian encounter is almost accidental--the bi or formerly hetero woman is drawn into the encounter more by emotional and intellectual threads than by physical seduction. Dire consequences hover in both films. The dialogue is surprising and interesting. The short film is truly an art form.

As for a list of features by the writers and directors of Bliss 1: Buitenhaus, the director of the first two episodes, has written Dangerous Attraction and Boulevard. L F Knizhnick who is in charge of all the scripts, co-wrote Leaper (number 4)and wrote #5. Her feature films are Man with a Gun, Crying FreeMan, and Perfect Pie. Shopkewich directed Episodes 5 and 6. Her feature films are Kissed and Suspicious River. I am working on the writers and directors of Bliss 2 and 3, anticipating the interesting connections between the episodes and other work they have done.

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