The Five Senses (1999) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Five urbanites examine the ways in which seemingly unconnected lives run parallel to each other and eventually intersect. Each key character has lost touch with one of their primary senses: teenage Rachel searches for her identity after losing the small child that was under her care; Rachel's mother

Cast & Crew

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Jeremy Podeswa

Molly Parker

Gabrielle Rose

Elize Frances Stolk

Nadia Litz

Mary-louise Parker

Film Details

Also Known As

Cinq Sens, Five Senses, Les Cinq Sens

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Release Date

1999

Production Company

Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Canadian Broadcasting Company (Cbc); Canadian Film Or Video Production Tax Credit; Casablanca Sound Services; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Film Opticals Of Canada (Toronto); Films Effects; Harold Greenberg Fund; Ps Production Services; Starcraft; Sundance Institute; TTlTfilm Canada; The Movie Network

Distribution Company

CINEPLEX ODEON FILMS/FINE LINE/FINE LINE FEATURES; Alliance Releasing; Aurum Producciones; Cinemien; Cineplex Odeon Films; Cineplex Odeon Films; Eurocine; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Fine Line Features; Id Distribution; Key Films; New Line Home Entertainment; Videocine; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; Warner Bros. Pictures International

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 45m

Synopsis

Five urbanites examine the ways in which seemingly unconnected lives run parallel to each other and eventually intersect. Each key character has lost touch with one of their primary senses: teenage Rachel searches for her identity after losing the small child that was under her care; Rachel's mother is a massage therapist who curiously loses her healing sense of touch with her frosty daughter; an opthalmologist is losing his hearing; a professional house cleaner can't sniff out a decent lover; and a cake decorator creates visually sumptuous but bland tasting pastries. Each, in their own way, must find out how to connect meaningfully with themselves and those that are close to them in order to make sense of their world in very personal ways.

Directors

Jeremy Podeswa

Ed Sinclair

Director/Editor (2nd Unit)

Cast

Molly Parker

Gabrielle Rose

Elize Frances Stolk

Nadia Litz

Mary-louise Parker

Daniel Macivor

Philippe Volter

Clinton Walker

Astrid Van Wieben

Richard'S Patient

Brendan Fletcher

Paul Bettis

Richard'S Doctor

James Allodi

Gavin Crawford

Sandi Stahlbrand

Tv Reporter No 1

Amanda Soha

Gisele Rousseau

Damon D'oliveira

Marco Leonardi

Sonia Laplante

Janet Van De Graaff

Paul Soles

Tara Rosling

Richard Clarkin

Clare Coulter

Roman Podhora

Shaun O'mara

Glen Peloso

Pascale Bussières

Tracy Wright

Darren O'donnell

Greg Ellwand

Ola Sturik

Tv Reporter No 2

Daniel Taylor

Blair Mackay

Stuart Laughton

Christine Little

Fujiko Imajishi

Anne Armstrong

Paul Widner

Crew

Michael Achtman

Sandor Ajzenstat

Allison Anders

Eric Apps

Lynn Auerbach

Special Thanks (Sundance)

Terry Banting

Robyn Basian

Rick Belleville

Brenda Blake

Special Thanks (Fund)

Shimmy Brandes

Associate Producer

Rudy Braun

2nd Assistant Art Director

Fred Brennan

Simon Brown

2nd Assistant Camera

Diane Brunjes

Trainee Assistant Editor

John Buchan

Casting (Toronto)

Hamish Buchanan

Amnon Buchbinder

Terry Burke

Max Burke-phillips

Production Coordinator

William Cameron

Main Title Design

Ray Campbell

Assistant Sound Effects Editor

Robert Campbell

Jennifer Capraru

Secondary Casting

Anthony Carolvillano

Craft Service (Starcraft)

Bryn Caron

3rd Assistant Director

Robert Caswell

David Collins

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Sylvain Cournoyer

Bradd Cowan

Location Assistant

Paul Cox

Doug Dales

Special Thanks (Ps Production Services)

Dennis De Souza

Lisa De Wilde

Special Thanks (The Movie Network)

Tom Deacon

Darryl Dennis Deegan

Noderick Deogrades

1st Assistant Picture Editor

Ed Douglas

Glenn Douglas

John Dowland

Song ("Come To My Window")

Aleck Duncan

Ted East

Executive Producer

Atom Egoyan

Johnnie Eisen

Still Photographer

Prudence Emery

David Erlichman

Cinar Eryasar

Jason Fagan

Richard Feren

David Findlay

Camera (2nd Unit)

Thom Fitzgerald

Diane Flacks

Bradley A. Flett

Carlo Flinn

Jill Fraser

Brian Freeman

Executive In Charge Of Production (Canadian Broadcasting Company/Cbc)

Camelia Frieberg

Dylan Fuhr

Location Assistant

Elinor Rose Galbraith

David Gale

Rick Gallagher

Miguel Gallego

2nd Assistant Director

Edward Garkavi

Theodore Gentry

Caroline Gillis

David R Ginsburg

Executive Producer

Tim Good

Special Effects Coordinator

Erica Goodman

Shirley Granger

John Greyson

Monica Guddat

1st Assistant Camera

Nicole Guillemet

Special Thanks (Sundance)

Eliza Haddad

Producer (2nd Unit)

Michael L Hall

Kim Harkness

Production Assistant

Marjorie Haynes

Tom Hazlitt

Bass (Esprit Orchestra)

Joseph Henoud

Sound (2nd Unit)

Chris Hinton

Howard Holden

Bill House

Special Thanks (Telefilm Canada/Funding)

Matti Huhta

Script Supervisor

Sarah Hurdleby

Craft Service (Starcraft)

Larry Hurkam

Trent Hurry

1st Assistant Director

Richard Hurst

Janice Ierulli

Dialogue Editor

Erik Jacobsen

Ian Jarvis

Production Assistant (2nd Unit)

Debra Johnson

Kirsten Johnson

Martin Gwynn Jones

Trainee Sound Editor

Garrett Kerr

Sound Effects Editor

Cory Kinney

Location Manager

Lacia Kornylo

Head Of Production (Alliance Atlantis)

Guntar Kravis

Martyn Krys

Production Lawyer

Mitch Lackie

Mishann Lau

Assistant Dialogue Editor

Martin Lee

Re-Recording Engineer

Paul Lees

Production Manager

Tony Lees

Matt Lehar

Vanessa Lepage

Alexina Louie

Peter Lynch

Kirk Lynds

Re-Recording Assistant

Paul Lyptak

Daniel Macivor

Wendy Mackeigan

Special Thanks (Fund)

David Malcolm

Andrew Mandziuk

Anita Marcotte

Ruth Marshall

Darren Marsman

Special Effects Keys

Brian Marwick

Dave Marwick

Armistead Maupin

Steve Mayhew

Special Thanks (Casablanca Sound & Picture Inc)

Noeleen Mccann

Sign Language Consultant

Sheona Mcdonald

Script Supervisor

Kelly Mcevenue

Erin Mcmurty

Kim Meadows

Juliette Menager

Casting (Joule Studio/France)

Charlotte Mickie

Executive Producer

Gregory Middleton

Dp/Cinematographer

Gregory Middleton

Director Of Photography

Jennifer Millar

Foley Assistant

Erica Milo

Adrienne Mitchell

Mary Monforte

Assistant Key Make-Up

Colin Moore

Video Colourist

Todd Moores

Mario Moreira

Assistant Property Master

James R Murray

Property Master

Julia Nathanson

Assistant Production Coordinator

Coralie Nott

Assistant Location Manager

Alejandra Nunez

Songs ("El Fool" "Lazuli" "10 Compassion")

James O'reilly

Roberto Occhiminti

Song ("Graciela")

Peter Olczak

Craft Service (Starcraft)

Tim Pagan

Transportation Coordinator

Angie Pajek

Alisa Palmer

Jim Paterson

Alex Pauk

Alex Pauk

Conductor (Esprit Orchestra)

Boyd Pelley

Dean Perlmutter

Line Producer (Pre-Production)

Douglas Perry

Gersha Phillips

Costume Designer

R James Phillips

Jeremy Podeswa

Jeremy Podeswa

Julius Podeswa

Carole Pope

Carole Pope

Song Performer ("Love Strikes Hard")

Marcel Proust

Writer ("Remembrance Of Things Past")

Kamiro Puerta

Songs ("Mask" "Graciela")

John Pulton

Special Thanks (Telefilm Canada/Funding)

Donna Radik

Special Thanks (Telefilm Canada/Funding)

Ian Rankin

Foley Recordist

Vince Riverso

Fiji Robinson

Director'S Assistant

Wayne Robinson

Marlene Rogers

Executive In Charge Of Production (Canadian Broadcasting Company/Cbc)

Andrew Rosen

Production Assistant (Alliance Atlantis)

Patricia Rozema

Lillian Sarafinchan

Michelle Satter

Special Thanks (Sundance)

Regine Schmid

Special Thanks (Time/Distributor In Germany)

Sandra Schmidt

Assistant Costume Designer

Susan Shilliday

Judy Shiner

Susan Shipton

Simon Shohet

Ed Sinclair

Kathryn A Smith

Special Thanks (The Movie Network)

Lou Solakofski

Re-Recording Engineer

Geeta Sondhi

Assistant (To Producer)

Taavo Soodor

Production Designer

Nina Sparks

Post-Production Supervisor

Tad Sraborn

Phil Stall

Sound Recordist

Philip Stall

Sound Recordist

Jeanette Stawiarski

Johanna Ter Stegge

Adrienne Stern

Casting (New York)

Dana Stevens

Chris Stevenson

Colin Strayer

Julia Tait

Casting (Toronto)

Dan Taylor

Daniel Taylor

Song Performer ("Amarilli Mia Bella" "Come To My Window")

Louise Tennenbaum

Special Thanks (Telefilm Canada/Funding)

Johanna Ter Steege

Special Thanks To

Wolfram Tichy

Special Thanks (Time/Distributor In Germany)

Michael Tsouras

Adrienne Tyson

Wardrobe Assistant

R M Vaughn

Film Details

Also Known As

Cinq Sens, Five Senses, Les Cinq Sens

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Release Date

1999

Production Company

Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Canadian Broadcasting Company (Cbc); Canadian Film Or Video Production Tax Credit; Casablanca Sound Services; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Film Opticals Of Canada (Toronto); Films Effects; Harold Greenberg Fund; Ps Production Services; Starcraft; Sundance Institute; TTlTfilm Canada; The Movie Network

Distribution Company

CINEPLEX ODEON FILMS/FINE LINE/FINE LINE FEATURES; Alliance Releasing; Aurum Producciones; Cinemien; Cineplex Odeon Films; Cineplex Odeon Films; Eurocine; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Fine Line Features; Id Distribution; Key Films; New Line Home Entertainment; Videocine; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; Warner Bros. Pictures International

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 45m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Summer July 14, 2000

Released in United States July 21, 2000 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video January 30, 2001

Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Anniversary Gala) September 24 - October 10, 1999.)

Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at Newport International Film Festival (Closing Night) June 6-11, 2000.)

Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at Florida Film Festival June 8-19, 2000.)

Released in United States July 2000 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.)

Winner of the 1999 Genie Award for Best Director (Jeremy Podeswa).

Winner of the Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival.

Released in United States Summer July 14, 2000

Released in United States July 21, 2000

Released in United States on Video January 30, 2001

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States June 2000

Released in United States July 2000

Released in United States 2008

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Anniversary Gala) September 24 - October 10, 1999.

Shown at Newport International Film Festival (Closing Night) June 6-11, 2000.

Shown at Florida Film Festival June 8-19, 2000.

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Emerging Masters) May 22-June 15, 2008.

Completed shooting December 2, 1999.

Began shooting November 4, 1998.

Project was workshopped at the Sundance Institute's 1997 January Filmmakers Lab.

Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Emerging Masters) May 22-June 15, 2008.)

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