“Bliss”–A Downward Spiral
A Turkish movie made in 2007, “Bliss” is anything but. From the opening scene of the hillside in spectacular cinematography recalling “Woman in the Dunes”, “Bliss” is a beautifully acted cinematic gem that pits village customs against modern urbanization, religion against secularism, the disenfranchised against a justice system that blames and punishes the victim of the crime, not the criminal. I found “Bliss” spellbinding.
The story is about three characters. Meryem, a seventeen-year-old shepherdess, is brutally raped and then ostracized...