The Five Senses

The Five Senses (1999)

  • 72% of critics liked it
    (32 reviews)

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Five characters serve as metaphors for the five senses in this drama about human relationships from Canadian filmmaker Jeremy Podeswa. Ruth (Gabrielle Rose) works as a massage therapist; one day while giving a rubdown to Anna (Molly Parker), Ruth's teenage daughter Rachel (Nadia Litz) takes Anna's… More

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By
Jeremy Podeswa
Written By
Jeremy Podeswa
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 14, 2000 Wide
On DVD
Jan 23, 2001
Fine Line Features

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  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    The second feature by the openly gay Canadian director interweaves in a rather schematic mode but with elegant style the stories of five troubled characters, each standing for one of the senses.

  • Joshua Tanzer, Offoffoff

    You'll probably think in a new way about the sounds and the music, the look of places and people, how much or little you take note of the scents and sensations of daily life.

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