The Trouble with Bliss

The Trouble with Bliss (2011)

Find your bliss. Then follow it.

35-year-old Morris Bliss 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 has left him emotionally walled up. When he finds himself wrapped up in an awkward relationship with Stephanie, the 18-year-old daughter of a former classmate, Morris quickly discovers his static life unraveling and opening up in ways that are long overdue.

Date of release
2011-10-01
TMDB
4.8 / 10 (61)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director
Michael Knowles

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New York City

The Trouble with Bliss is an American indie comedy film directed by Michael Knowles and starring Michael C. Hall, Chris Messina, Brie Larson, Peter Fonda, and Lucy Liu. It was released on March 23, 2012, in the United States to unfavorable reviews from critics.

Production

The film is an adaptation of East Fifth Bliss, a novel by Douglas Light. Director Michael Knowles knew Light in passing as they both frequent the same cigar lounge, and approached him about adapting his novel into a screenplay. They met to work on the screenplay several times a week and smoke cigars.

Rhea Perlman was initially reported to appear in the film, but scenes with her do not appear in the film's final cut.

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