The Five Senses
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Five Senses |
| Original title | The Five Senses |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1999 |
| length | 104 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jeremy Podeswa |
| script | Jeremy Podeswa |
| production |
Camelia Frieberg , Jeremy Podeswa |
| music |
Alexina Louie , Alex Pauk |
| camera | Gregory Middleton |
| cut | Wiebke von Carolsfeld |
| occupation | |
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The Five Senses is a Canadian episode film by Jeremy Podeswa from the year 1999 .
action
The film consists of five episodes that symbolize the individual senses. The masseuse Ruth Seraph, who treats Anna Miller, stands for touch. Anna's older daughter meets with the voyeur Rupert. Anna's younger daughter is missing.
The cleaning man Robert has problems with his sense of smell, a baker is losing his sense of taste, Dr. Richard Jacob becomes deaf. Anna's missing daughter is found unharmed, which is reported in the media.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films wrote that the plot of the episodes reflected the "sensual attachment of the characters to their own feelings". The film is “staged in a powerful way”, the roles are “well cast”, the pictures are “atmospheric”.
Roger Ebert ( Chicago Sun-Times , July 28, 2000) wrote that it was a film about people who would lose their senses and fear losing themselves. As in Short Cuts , the real issue is loneliness.
Awards
Jeremy Podeswa won a 1999 Toronto International Film Festival award . He was also nominated for a prize at the Flanders International Film Festival and for the Grand Prix of the Paris Film Festival .
Jeremy Podeswa won the 2000 Genie Award for directing the film. The eight other nominations included the nominations for the script, for camera work, for Daniel MacIvor and for Mary-Louise Parker.
Gregory Middleton was nominated for the Canadian Society of Cinematographers Award in 2000.
Worth mentioning
The drama, shot in Toronto, grossed $ 497,000 at the US box office.
References
- ↑ The Five Senses. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times
Web links
- The Five Senses in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- “The Five Senses” in the Lexicon of International Film
- The Five Senses at Rotten Tomatoes (English)