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form y separately published work icon Bliss single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of Bliss Peter Carey , 1981 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 Bliss
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Text Unit Name Institution Year
form y separately published work icon Bliss Peter Carey , Ray Lawrence , ( dir. Ray Lawrence ) Australia : Window III Productions , 1985 Z1360296 1985 single work film/TV (taught in 1 units)

When Harry, an executive, suffers a heart attack, he experiences a brief moment of brain death, only to awaken with a far darker vision of the seemingly idyllic world that he's left behind. In quick succession, he learns that his wife is cheating on him, his son has become a drug dealer, and his daughter is a junkie. Even his perfect career has become a nightmare, as he discovers that his latest client is, in fact, a heartless, deadly polluter. Enraged, Harry is determined to live a morally righteous life, a notion that proves anathema to everyone around him.

Fiction, Film and Power University of Sydney 2010 (Semester 2)
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