The Trouble with Bliss (2011) ( East Fifth Bliss )

The Trouble with Bliss (2011) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: East Fifth Bliss
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
97 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Michael Knowles

Written By:
Michael Knowles
Douglas Light

Actors:
Michael C. Hall ..... Morris Bliss
Lucy Liu ..... Andrea
Brie Larson ..... Stephanie Jouseski
Chris Messina ..... NJ
Sarah Shahi ..... Hattie Skunk
Hattie Rockworth ..... Maria
Rhea Perlman ..... Seymour Bliss
Peter Fonda ..... Walter Knotts
Christian Campbell ..... Steven 'Jetski' Jouseski
Brad William Henke ..... May
Liz Holtan ..... Nancy
Kate Simses ..... Customer
Monique Gata Dupree ..... Torc
Joshua Alscher ..... Bar Patron
Clayton Myers ..... Nadine
Gameela Wright

Synopsis:

The Trouble With Bliss is a comedy/drama about 35-year-old Morris Bliss, who is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia: he wants to travel but has no money; he needs a job but has no prospects; he still shares an apartment with his widowed father; and the premature death of his mother still lingers and has left him emotionally walled up. When he finds himself wrapped up in an awkward relationship with the sexually precocious, 18 year-old daughter of a former high school classmate, Morris quickly discovers his static life comically unraveling and opening up in ways that are long overdue. It's a coming of age tale about someone who should have come of age long before.

The Trouble with Bliss tells the story of 35-year-old Morris Bliss (Michael C. Hall), who is clamped firmly in the jaws of New York City inertia. He wants to travel but has no money; he needs a job but has no prospects; and he still shares an apartment with his widowed father (Peter Fonda), who treats Morris with a mix of disdain and exasperation. When he finds himself juggling a bizarre relationship with the sexually precocious 18-year-old daughter (Brie Larson) of a former classmate and the advances of his very forward neighbor (Lucy Liu), Morris realizes that even though his life is unraveling, it's also opening up in ways that are long overdue.

A comedy/drama about 35-year-old Morris Bliss, who is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia: he wants to travel but has no money; he needs a job but has no prospects; he still shares an apartment with his widowed father; and perhaps worst of all the premature death of his mother still lingers and has left him emotionally walled up. When he finds himself wrapped up in an awkward relationship with the sexually precocious, 18-year-old daughter of a former classmate, Morris quickly discovers his static life unraveling and opening up in ways that are long overdue.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 25 February, 2015.