Cléo from 5 to 7
7.7/10
Rating
90 min
Runtime
1962
Release Year
Agnès Varda
Director
Cast
Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray, Dorothée Blanck, Michel Legrand
Quick Synopsis
Set in 1960s Paris, the film follows Cléo, a young singer, as she spends two hours wandering the city while waiting for the results of a medical biopsy. The story unfolds in real time, showing her thoughts and interactions as she faces uncertainty about her health. The film combines realistic scenes of Parisian life with moments of personal drama, accompanied by music from Michel Legrand. It also includes brief appearances by filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard and actress Anna Karina.
Detailed Synopsis of Cléo from 5 to 7
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.
