{{Infobox Film
| name           = The Five Senses
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| director       = Jeremy Podeswa
| producer       = Camelia Frieberg<br />Jeremy Podeswa
| writer         = Jeremy Podeswa
| narrator       = 
| starring       = Gabrielle Rose<br />Molly Parker<br />Nadia Litz<br />Brendan Fletcher<br />Daniel MacIvor<br />Philippe Volter
| music          = Alexina Louie<br />Alex Pauk
| cinematography = Gregory Middleton
| editing        = Wiebke Von Carolsfeld
| distributor    = 
| released       = May 18, 1999 (Cannes Film Festival)<br />September 10, 1999 (Toronto Film Festival)
| runtime        = 106 minutes
| country        = Canada
| language       = English/French/Italian
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| amg_id         = 180090
| imdb_id        = 0168794
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''The Five Senses'' is a directed, written and produced by Jeremy Podeswa.

== Plot ==
''The Five Senses'' is about interconnected stories linked by a building which examine situations involving the five senses. Touch is represented by Ruth Seraph, a massage therapist who is treating Anna Miller. Ruth's daughter Rachel accidentally loses Anna's pre-school daughter, Amy Lee, in the park, when Rachel is distracted by the sight of a couple making love in the woods. Rachel meets a voyeur named Rupert (vision), and they become friends as fellow outsiders while he teaches her the pleasure of observing others. They eventually go to one of Rachel's hiding places, where she has him dress in a woman's wig. Meanwhile, Ruth tries to help Anna cope with the disappearance of Amy Lee, and stays the night at her home. Robert, a professional house-cleaner, has an acute sense of smell, and seeks out the people he used to see to absorb their scents and see if he can smell any feeling for him or why they stopped caring for him. His professional clients include his friends Raymond and Rebecca, who makes perfume. Robert's friend Rona, a cake maker, has lost her sense of taste, and has romantic problems after Roberto, who she met on a vacation in Italy, arrives. Dr. Richard Jacob, an older optometrist, is losing his hearing and wants to remember all the sounds before he goes deaf. He had separated from his wife Sylvie, but she returns to him and helps him to cope and feel better about himself. In the end, Amy Lee is found, and Ruth and Rachel are reconciled.

== Cast ==
*Mary-Louise Parker - Rona
*Gabrielle Rose - Ruth Seraph
*Molly Parker - Anna Miller
*Daniel MacIvor - Robert
*Philippe Volter - Dr. Richard Jacob
*Nadia Litz - Rachel Seraph
*Brendan Fletcher - Rupert
*Marco Leonardi - Roberto
*Amanda Soha - Sylvie
*Tara Rosling - Rebecca
*Richard Clarkin - Raymond
*Elize Frances Stolk - Amy Lee Miller

{{Infobox Film
|DT = The Five Senses
|OT = The Five Senses
|PL = Kanada
|PJ = 1999
|LEN = 104
|OS = Englisch
|AF = 12
|REG = Jeremy Podeswa
|DRB = Jeremy Podeswa
|PRO = Camelia Frieberg, Jeremy Podeswa
|MUSIK = Alexina Louie, Alex Pauk
|KAMERA = Gregory Middleton
|SCHNITT = Wiebke von Carolsfeld
|DS = 
* Molly Parker: Anna Miller 
* Gabrielle Rose: Ruth Seraph 
* Elize Frances Stolk: Amy Lee Miller 
* Nadia Litz: Rachel Seraph 
* Mary-Louise Parker: Rona 
* Daniel MacIvor: Robert 
* Philippe Volter: Dr. Richard Jacob 
* Clinton Walker: Carl 
* Astrid Van Wieren: Patient von Dr. Jacob
* Brendan Fletcher: Rupert 
}}
'''The Five Senses''' ist ein kanadischer Episodenfilm von Jeremy Podeswa aus dem Jahr 1999.

== Handlung ==

Der Film besteht aus fünf Episoden, die die einzelnen Sinne symbolisieren. Für die Berührung steht die Masseurin Ruth Seraph, die Anna Miller behandelt. Annas ältere Tochter trifft sich mit dem Voyeur Rupert. Die jüngere Tochter von Anna wird vermisst.

Der Reinigungsmann Robert hat Probleme mit seinem Geruchsinn, ein Bäcker verliert seinen Geschmackssinn, Dr. Richard Jacob wird gehörlos. Annas vermisste Tochter wird unversehrt aufgefunden, worüber die Medien berichten.

== Kritiken ==

Das Lexikon des internationalen Films schrieb, die Handlung der Episoden gebe die "sinnliche Bindung der Figuren an ihre eigenen Empfindungen" wieder. Der Film sei "eindringlich inszeniert", die Rollen seien "gut besetzt", die Bilder seien "stimmungsvoll". <ref>[http://www.filmevonabisz.de/filmsuche.cfm?wert=512975&sucheNach=titel www.filmevonabisz.de]</ref>

Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times, 28. Juli 2000) schrieb, es sei ein Film über Menschen, die ihre Sinne verlieren würden und fürchten würden, sich selbst zu verlieren. Wie in Short Cuts sei das eigentliche Thema die Einsamkeit. <ref>[http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20000728/REVIEWS/7280302/1023 Chicago Sun-Times]</ref>

== Auszeichnungen ==
Jeremy Podeswa gewann 1999 einen Preis des Toronto International Film Festivals. Er wurde auch für einen Preis des Flanders International Film Festivals und für den Grand Prix des Paris Film Festivals nominiert.