Five Senses, The (US)

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"Nothing can cure the soul but the senses" - Oscar Wilde
Certificate: R
Running Time: 106 mins
Retail Price: $24.98
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Synopsis:
Mary-Louise Parker (Fried Green Tomatoes) stars in this award-winning film that explores life and love through the five senses. The talented ensemble cast brings humor and passion to five troubled and triumphant characters struggling to make sense of their world. Together, they have almost nothing in common except the desire to experience true intimacy.

Through taste, touch, sight, hearing and smell, their secret lives unfold, until, one by one, each is drawn out of their shell and into a world that promises to re-ignite the passion in their souls.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Original Theatrical Trailer
DVD-ROM Content: Original Theatrical Website

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Pan & Scan 1.33:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 French

Subtitle Tracks:
French
English
CC: English

Directed By:
Jeremy Podeswa

Written By:

Starring:
Nadia Litz
Marco Leonardi
Brendan Fletcher
Richard Clarkin
Pascale Bussières
Mary-Louise Parker

Soundtrack By:
Alex Pauk
Alexina Louie

Director of Photography:
Gregory Middleton

Editor:
Wiebke von Carolsfeld

Costume Designer:
Gersha Phillips

Production Designer:
Taavo Soodor

Producer:
Jeremy Podeswa
Camelia Frieberg
Shimmy Brandes

Executive Producer:
Charlotte Mickie
David R. Ginsburg
Ted East

Distributor:
New Line Productions

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8 / 10
An incredibly simple yet powerful movie. Beautifully describes the lives of several people while emphasizing a certain sense of the human body for each individual.
Beautifully shot and superbly acted as well.
The video transfer is excellent in both the widescreen and the fullscreen versions. There are no compression signs and the colors are rendered with perfection.
The DD 2.0 soundtrack is very good. When I saw on the movie`s menu that the movie is in DD 2.0, I was afraid it was going to lessen the movie`s experience. It didn`t. On the contrary. The soundtrack is very good. The music is excellent and the dialog is always clear.
The menus are all static.
Surprisingly enough, other than a very good DVD-ROM based website, the disk contains no extras at all.
Bottom line - a superb movie that will definitely touch each and every one of your senses.
posted by Zvi Josef on 4/4/2001 06:20