Cleo From 5 to 7

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Cleo From 5 to 7

1961,

1h 30m,

Drama

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93%

56 Reviews

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89%

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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.

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, 2025

5/5

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

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Marjory Adams

Boston Globe

Feb 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

Feb 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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Daniel Barnes

Dare Daniel

6 days ago

4/5

Cléo from 5 to 7 is both light and heavy, with a charming lead, marvelous filmmaking and a miraculous street-level view of Paris. Varda peels away Cléo’s artifice bit by bit, revealing a richer portrait beneath the alluring façade.

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Julianne Bell

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Apr 7, 2026

The black-and-white film chronicles Cléo's evening in real time from 5 to 6:30 pm on June 21, so the viewer feels her existential dread like a ticking clock as she shops for hats and wanders through Paris.

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Mar 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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Abraham S

Apr 14, 2019

Got a little bit of patina over the years.

Hermione S

Mar 29, 2019

Cleo from 5 to 7 is a stylish New Wave film that makes mundane actions feel ironic as a young starlet waits for a potentially fatal diagnosis. She also manages to get a lot done in the two-hour time frame. She does more in two hours than I do all day. It should have been called "Cleo from 7 to 5" to be more believable, but that doesn't have the same punch.

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Ron L

Dec 11, 2018

Varda manages to fit so many aspectsin what is actually a simple film in its plot, with tremendous success. Magnificent work.

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Finn M

May 26, 2018

Muitos diálogos e situações filosóficas com um final belo e triste.

George P

Jan 6, 2018

Cleo From 5 to 7 is the perfect balance of style and substance, featuring a complex female protagonist wonderfully lived in by an intense and genuine performer, but never strays away from being technically experimental and breaking new ground with its utilization of real time.

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Leia M

Mar 2, 2017

While its artistic endeavors are admirable and make for interesting viewing, Cleo is ultimately better when it focuses on the dynamics of conversation rather than artsy composition.

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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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