Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Original title

Cléo de 5 à 7

Directed by

Agnès Varda

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 786 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young singer named Cleo spends 90 minutes in Paris waiting for her biopsy results. She wanders through the city meeting friends and a stranger, all while her worry grows.

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What happens

Cléo from 5 to 7 (French: Cléo de 5 à 7) is a 1962 French New Wave drama film written and directed by Agnès Varda. It follows Florence (Corinne Marchand), a young singer known professionally as "Cléo Victoire", from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on June 21, as she waits to hear the results of a biopsy that will possibly confirm a diagnosis of stomach cancer. The supporting cast includes Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray, and Dorothée Blank, and composer Michel Legrand, who wrote the film's score, plays Bob, a composer and pianist. Les fiancés du pont MacDonald, a silent short film directed by Varda that Cléo watches at a theater, features a cast composed of several New Wave figures, among them Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina, Eddie Constantine, Sami Frey, and Jean-Claude Brialy. The film was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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