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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 is a massage therapist who curiously loses her healing sense of touch with her frosty daughter; an opthalmologist... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign, Comedy and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 45 min. |
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| Release Date: |
July 14, 2000 NY; January 1, 1999 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for sexuality and language. |
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| Distributors: |
Fine Line Features
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$497,091 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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Boxoffice Magazine,
(4 stars) "...surprisingly intricate [and] effective..." Full Review...
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culturevulture.net,
"'The Five Senses' holds hands with the meekest, most disaffected parts of ourselves, and tells us, 'This too shall pass.' But it’s trying to allay a despair that it doesn’t make us feel, for 'The Five Senses' doesn’t burn with inspiration or passion." Full Review...
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E! Online,
(grade: B) "...touching..." Full Review...
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Empire (UK),
"...richly textured and beautifully crafted..." Full Review...
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