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Cléo from 5 to 7

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196290 minutesDramaDirected by Agnès Varda
About the film

Cléo from 5 to 7 at a glance.

Screen Path places this 1962 film at stop 106 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.

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.

Principal cast

Corinne Marchand as Florence 'Cléo' Victoire, Antoine Bourseiller as Antoine, Dominique Davray as Angèle, Dorothée Blanck as Dorothée, and Michel Legrand as Bob, the Pianist

Key craft credits

Alain Levent (director of photography), Jean Rabier (director of photography), Paul Bonis (director of photography), Janine Verneau (editor), and Pascale Laverrière (editor)

Director
Agnès Varda
Release
1962-04-11
Runtime
90 minutes
Genres
Drama
Country
France
Quiz
50 questions
The Screen Path journey

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