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Released 6 years ago.
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Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
"A cult cult comedy"
2020 1h 33m EN
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5.2
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★5.2TMDB · 30
ComedyHorrorThriller
Synopsis
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A small-town couple finds the perfect apartment in the big city, except there's one catch: the apartment is home to the ritualistic suicides of a deranged cult.
“A cult cult comedy”
Cast
Kate Micucci
Claire
Sam Huntington
Paul
Taika Waititi
Storsh
Dan Harmon
Cartwright
Mark McKinney
Cultist
Rhea Seehorn
Nordheim
Dana Gould
Pearl
Maria Bamford
Cultist
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Vivieno Caldinelli
- Writers
- Christopher Hewitson, Clayton Hewitson, Justin Jones
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Vivieno Caldinelli, shot by Mathew Rudenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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AWARDS
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Original score by Joe Wong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Matt Latham shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Kate Micucci and Sam Huntington and Taika Waititi carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A cult cult comedy".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt4270452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Vivieno Caldinelli directs. Mathew Rudenberg behind the camera. Joe Wong scores. Matt Latham cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 6 years ago.
- 2Directed by Vivieno Caldinelli, shot by Mathew Rudenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Joe Wong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Matt Latham shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Kate Micucci and Sam Huntington and Taika Waititi carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "A cult cult comedy".
- 7IMDB entry: tt4270452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Mathew Rudenberg
- Original score
- Joe Wong
- Editing
- Matt Latham
- Production design
- Courtney Andujar
- Costume design
- Christine Costanza
- Makeup / hair
- Victoria Payne
- Sound
- Jeffery Alan Jones
- Stunt coordinator
- Deven MacNair
- Runtime
- 93 min · 1h 33m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Vivieno Caldinelli
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Company X
US
MarVista Entertainment
US
- TA
Tamperclean Films
Key crew
- Co-Executive ProducerLuke Daniels
- Co-ProducerDerek Bishe
- Co-ProducerNarineh Hacopian
- Line ProducerPin-Chun Liu
- Co-Executive ProducerAlan Pao
- Assistant Makeup ArtistVictoria Payne
- Makeup ArtistSarah Bonnel
- Art Department CoordinatorTheresa Desautels
- Supervising Sound EditorJeffery Alan Jones
- Sound DesignerJeffery Alan Jones
- Sound Re-Recording MixerJeffery Alan Jones
- Sound DesignerPeter Diaz
- Sound EditorPeter Diaz
- Foley ArtistDavid Kitchens
- Dialogue EditorJosh Ascalon
- Sound MixerDarryl Williams
- GafferKeith Morgan
- Stunt CoordinatorDeven MacNair
- First Assistant CameraMatthew T. Kelly
- Second Assistant CameraCristina Guzman
- Additional EditorBrett W. Bachman
- ColoristSebastian Perez-Burchard
- MusicLars Horntveth
- Script SupervisorTim Wrobel
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- suicide
- cult
- los angeles, california
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2018-04-20· Tribeca Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2020-03-06
- Digital2020-03-17
Also known as
International titles
- Corpse TubUS
- Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss by Passing Through the Gateway Chosen by the Holy StorshUS
- 7 Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss by Passing Through the Gateway Chose by the Holy StorshUS
