Cleo from 5 to 7

Cléo from 5 to 7 (French: Cléo de 5 à 7) is a 1962 Rive Gauche film by Agnès Varda. The story depicts the life of a young singer, Florence "Cléo" Victoire, between 5 and 6:30 on the evening of June 22 in Paris. The film is noted for its handling of several of the themes of existentialism, including discussions of mortality, the idea of despair, and leading a meaningful life. The film has a strong feminine viewpoint and raises questions about how ... more

Cléo from 5 to 7 (French: Cléo de 5 à 7) is a 1962 Rive Gauche film by Agnès Varda. The story depicts the life of a young singer, Florence "Cléo" Victoire, between 5 and 6:30 on the evening of June 22 in Paris. The film is noted for its handling of several of the themes of existentialism, including discussions of mortality, the idea of despair, and leading a meaningful life. The film has a strong feminine viewpoint and raises questions about how women are perceived. The role of mirrors are prevalent to symbolize self-obsession. The film includes cameos by Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina, Eddie Constantine and Jean-Claude Brialy as characters in the silent film Raoul shows Cleo and Dorothee, while composer Michel Legrand, who wrote the film's score, plays "Bob the pianist". It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. Cléo (played by Corinne Marchand) is a pop singer who wanders around Paris while she awaits her biopsy results in fear she may have cancer. As Cléo readies herself to... less