Synopsis
Fresh out of a long stretch in prison, Virgil Bliss (Clint Jordan) vows to go straight in this gritty, character-driven drama. But finding a job, a wife and a sense of purpose doesn't come easy when you're living in a halfway house surrounded by junkies and thugs. Things start to look up when Virgil falls for Ruby (Kirsten Russell), a prostitute and fellow lost soul, but her drug addiction stands in the way of his shot at a normal life.
Virgil Bliss (2001) is a 1h 33min drama feature film by Joe Maggio. Fresh out of a long stretch in prison, Virgil Bliss (Clint Jordan) vows to go straight in this gritty, character-driv...
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Festival History
- Independent Spirit Awards 2002 generic
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2001 generic
- Slamdance Film Festival 2001 generic
Full credits
| Director | Joe Maggio |
| Cast | Clint Jordan (Virgil Bliss), Kirsten Russell (Ruby), Anthony Gorman (Manny), Greg Amici, Marc Romeo, Anthony Hayden, Tom Brangle, Whitney Hamilton, Denny Dale Bess, Alejandra León, Richard Biermann, Patrick Sullivan, John Hagemann, Patrick Walsh, Mike Bubb, Edward H. Hamm Jr., Alan Reeder, Matthew Auriemma, Jason Jones |
| Screenplay | Joe Maggio |
| Producer | Joe Maggio, John Maggio |
| Executive producer | Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Matthew Myers, Thierry Cagianut |
| Cinematography | Harlan Bosmajian |
| Editing | Elizabeth Downer |
| Music | Anthony Gorman, Clint Jordan, Greta Gaines |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt0276607 |
| TMDB | 193105 |
| CQ | 78568 |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
