The Five Senses
Nothing can cure the soul but the senses. — Oscar Wilde
Directed by Jeremy Podeswa
Produced by Alliance Atlantis, CBC Films
A lyrical, interconnected ensemble study of how the senses shape human experience and connection, blending philosophical inquiry with intimate character moments.
Interconnected stories examine situations involving the five senses. Touch is represented by a massage therapist who is treating a woman, while her daughter accidentally loses the woman's pre-school daughter in the park. The older daughter meets a voyeur (vision), a professional house-cleaner has an acute sense of smell, a cake maker has lost her sense of taste, and an older man is losing his hearing.
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Like The Five Senses, But Less Popular
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