I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Last few days I was wondering what film should I watch and while I was browsing my collection, I noticed 'Glück' a.k.a. 'Bliss'. And even though European cinema is in decline last few years, I couldn't believe that I will be that disappointed. I mean, I watch films carefully, eliminating all prejudices, trying to be as open as possible for all new experiences.The story takes place in Berlin, where young Irina takes shelter from war in her country (not depicted in any way, viewer never knows which country it is). She meets Kalle, homeless young guy her age and they quickly get familiar with each other starting relationship. She finds no other way to keep her alive than being prostitute, while he is trying his best to keeps them together.It is hard for me to start any analysis of film as it is so bad, on all levels. The tension doesn't exists, there are numerous director's (Doris Dörrie) artsy-fartsy attempts, the characters aren't developed carefully thus whole time while I was watching the film I felt like I am watching weak episode of even more weak TV series. Their emotions are forced, their relation unconvincing and the worst moment in film was the very first scene when Irina got hit by a car; the man came out of the car and started opening narration... Now, that was completely unconvincing as his words seemed like cheap commercial rather than honest thoughts. For the most part, I perceived the film like very, very lame attempt to transmit the message: 'look, this is what love looks like; it is all pain, immolation, frustration but at the end, it will always be good'.I don't need film to talk to me. I don't need it to explain or pretend. It is even better if it doesn't have any 'intentions'. I am very well aware with that fact that it is matter of individual differences in perception - but I need film to be honest. Nothing less.

a novel adaptation. convincing, powerful, delicate, touching. not only for bitter story, bizarre, impressive, like a calligraphic line but for interesting performance. Alba Rohrwacher, Vinzenz Kiefer explore each side of roles and give not only an impeccable acting demonstration but a new light who covers ordinary details. more than a love story, gray, hard, gloomy, it is a precise image about the need of the other. about lost in yourself, about high of words, about sacrifice and decisions who reflects an empty soul world. it is a different love story and a beautiful salted movie. that is all. not great, not unique. only different as result of a director manner to create perfect skin for words and images and to chose the ideal cast for its admirable project.

Andrea Sawatzki, Kalles mutter. Is that so? Wo? Irina's drama is profound and it somehow symbolizes the fate of Eastern European as a whole. Just in this movie it is presented as being pointless. But this "fate" is meant to destroy the strong roots of those who live plainly by conducting a series of ancestral moral and transcendental principles which are inconvenient for the globalist politics of implementation of new age principles such as political correctness, tolerance, etc. The idea of a vegetarian, who could not stand the sight of a raw chicken, slaying a corpse with an electric knife, simply made me laugh, against the macabre situation of the scene.

Imagine Irina's shock returning home and finding her parents slain. The invasion of troops in her ideally, and serene world, is shattered in an instant. Irina must abandon her surroundings, fleeing to an unknown land, where in order to make a living, she must resort to prostitute herself to survive in her new environment. It is a sordid world, quite the opposite to where Irina grew up among a loving family.Two things happen to Irina that will mark her forever. She meets a homeless man, Kalle, who has given up because perhaps a lack of jobs, living in the streets, and the chance encounter with defense lawyer, Noah Leyden. Both men will have important roles when Irina needs them, for love, and legal help.The wonderful Doris Dorrie, the distinguished German director, outdoes herself in this portrait of despair and finding ultimately the bliss of the title. Ms Dorrie, who wrote the adaptation of Ferninand Von Schirach novel, shows affinity to the material and what she is able to do with it. She gets amazing performances from all her principals, showing the hard realities of the life on the streets and the love of Irina and Kalle that transcends multiple obstacles, both finding happiness in their inhospitable world.The casting of Alba Rohrwacher, as Irina, pays off in surprising ways. This actress has been making a name for herself in the Italian cinema, but she is perfectly at home working in a different language. She shows an inner strength and an uncommon tenderness toward the kind man who falls in love with her. Vinzenz Kiefer, seen as Kalle, is effective as the homeless man. Mr. Kiefer shows a natural talent in creating his character. Mathias Brandt appears as the lawyer who makes it possible for Irina and Kalle to remain together, as they clearly are meant to share the bliss they find in each other.Another triumph for Ms Dorrie and a film that stays in the viewer's mind for quite a long time.