Cleo From 5 to 7

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Cleo From 5 to 7

1961

1h 30m

Drama

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Selfish pop singer Cléo (Corinne Marchand) has two hours to wait until the results of her biopsy come back. After an ominous tarot card reading, she visits her friends, all of whom fail to give her the emotional support she needs. Wandering around Paris, she finally finds comfort talking with a soldier in a park. On leave from the Algerian War, his troubles put hers in perspective. As they talk and walk, Cléo comes to terms with her selfishness, finding peace before the results come back.

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Critics Consensus

Cleo from 5 to 7 represents a beautifully filmed highlight of the French New Wave that encapsulates the appeal of the era while departing from its narrative conventions.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Feb 15

5/5

The rebelliousness of the French New Wave, the embrace of invention, are all there. And it’s a work of sophistication and formal elegance.

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Marjory Adams

Boston Globe

02/17/2022

Agnes Varda has accomplished a really impressive stint in directing the picture. writing the scenario, adapting it to film form and doing the dialogue.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

02/17/2022

4/4

The passage of time has been kinder to [Varda's] films than some of theirs, and Cléo from 5 to 7 plays today as startlingly modern. Released in 1962, it seems as innovative and influential as any New Wave film.

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

03/22/2024

Chronicling a tense interlude in the life of a pop star, as she waits for a medical diagnosis, it was an innovative, widely seen success.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

06/29/2023

4/4

From a place of fearless independence, Varda’s film investigates the nature of female identity with a series of thematic and formal contradictions.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

12/18/2022

[Agnes] Varda captures the vibrant social world and its easy rhythms in creamy black and white with graceful long takes, bringing an almost tactile quality to Cléo’s personal odyssey...

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Frenkie

Nov 6

This film is about France in 1962. About Paris in 1962. It is about a fortune teller with a queue of people waiting to see her, about people in cafés talking about their lives, about street magicians and bus conductors, about protesting youth, about soldiers who will have to fight in Algeria tomorrow, even though they don't quite understand why. Ultimately, it is about love and the place of women in this world. This is a film about the spirit of the times. And Cleo is France itself. Her metamorphosis from a capricious singer to a mature woman is the essence of the transformation of the entire country. And the charming Corinne Marchand makes this transformation incredibly pleasing to the eye.

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Tua S

Aug 4

Some movies you just can't help returning to, this is one such movie. Loved this one, and it also inspired me to watch and explore the French New Wave more closely

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Will G

Apr 8

A great movie about a singer in France. The music was good. I liked the scenes of Paris. The acting was well done. A good French New Wave movie.

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Luca D

@JoeCamel7 11/15/2024

Not shot and edited like every other film from the early 60s which I really liked. Very mature in style. The love interest part came later than expected but I get that the film wanted to seem a little rushed towards the end, matching Cleo's anticipation of her tests results. The unsettled feeling of Cleo is directly related to the events that happen and it has you on edge the whole time and gets more agitating towards the end, as you get closer to the doctors final verdict. Would definitely watch again

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julie b

09/27/2024

In a contained vessel, it’s both a rich portrait of a woman transforming over 90 mins, but also of a city - so many snippets and shots of Paris in the 60s - conversations overheard, radio announcements, people watching. Loved the way it was shot, with a variety of styles/perspectives, and use of mirrors throughout. The best parts are the scenes with Antoine traveling around Paris; they remind me of Before Sunset 🫶🏻. “You seem to be waiting for something, rather than someone” “They just like to be loved. They’re afraid to give themselves, to lose something”

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Blobbo X

@Blobbo 06/21/2024

Absorbing, well-shot character study. Blobbo approved.

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Synopsis

Selfish pop singer Cléo (Corinne Marchand) has two hours to wait until the results of her biopsy come back. After an ominous tarot card reading, she visits her friends, all of whom fail to give her the emotional support she needs. Wandering around Paris, she finally finds comfort talking with a soldier in a park. On leave from the Algerian War, his troubles put hers in perspective. As they talk and walk, Cléo comes to terms with her selfishness, finding peace before the results come back.

Director: Agnès Varda
Producer: Georges de Beauregard, Carlo Ponti
Screenwriter: Agnès Varda
Production Co: Ciné Tamaris
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 15, 2020
Runtime: 1h 30m

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