The Five Senses (1999)
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 33
Fresh: 24 | Rotten: 9
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Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 4
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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 toddler daughter for a stroll in the park. However, Rachel loses track of the child and she's soon lost. While searching for her, Rachel meets Rupert (Brendan Fletcher), a voyeur who teaches her about
Jul 14, 2000 Wide
Jan 23, 2001
Fine Line Features
Cast
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Mary-Louise Parker
Rona -
Philippe Volter
Richard -
Gabrielle Rose
Ruth -
Daniel MacIvor
Robert -
Nadia Litz
Rachel -
Molly Parker
Anna Miller -
Pascale Bussieres
Gail -
Marco Leonardi
Roberto -
Brendan Fletcher
Rupert
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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.
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.
This engaging and tightly constructed drama explores the role of the senses in the lives of a group of Canadians.
This comedy/romance story is about communication and being in touch with yourself.
It succeeds in engaging the mibd, but never really touches the heart.
It is refreshing to come across a film that does not wallow obsessively in the human tragedies of its own making.
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