Cléo de 5 à 7 (1962)

Director:

Agnès Varda

Writer:

Agnès Varda (writer)

Release Date:

1962 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

This movie shows us Cléo, a French singer, who is afraid of getting the result of of a test from her doctor...

Plot Keywords:

Singer | Soldier | Cancer | Fortune Teller | Model

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Corinne Marchand	...	Florence, 'Cléo Victoire'
Antoine Bourseiller	...	Antoine
Dominique Davray	...	Angèle
Dorothée Blank	...	Dorothée
Michel Legrand	...	Bob, the Pianist
José Luis de Villalonga	...	The Lover
Loye Payen	...	Irma, la cartomancienne
Renée Duchateau
Lucienne Marchand	...	La conductrice du taxi
Serge Korber	...	Plumitif (the lyricist)
Robert Postec	...	Le docteur Valineau

Also Known As:

Cléo de cinq à sept
Cleo dalle 5 alle 7 (Italy)
Cleo from 5 to 7 (USA)
Cleo from 5-7 (UK)
Cleo de 5 a 7 (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Cléo från 5 till 7 (Sweden) [sv]
Cléo viidestä seitsemään (Finland) [fi]
Cleo - Mittwoch zwischen 5 und 7 (West Germany) [de]
Cleo fra 5 til 7 (Denmark) [da]
Cleo od piatej do siódmej (Poland) [pl]
Duas Horas da Vida de Uma Mulher (Portugal) [pt]
Dyo ores sti zoi mias gynaikas (Greece) [el]
I Cleo apo tis 5 os tis 7 (Greece) (festival title) [el]

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.19 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-14 (cable rating) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Spain:13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Arrêt de bus Verlaine, près de la Place d'Italie, Paris 13, Paris, France

Company:

Ciné Tamaris

Trivia:

The film actually covers Cléo from 5:00 to 6:30. The final chapter for the film ends at 6:30.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: The dolly track used in the final shot can be seen as the actors walk away from the hospital.

Quotes:

Antoine: Nakedness is simplicity itself, like the sun, the water...

Movie Connections:

Features Les fiancés du pont Mac Donald ou (Méfiez-vous des lunettes noires) (1961)

An existential film about looking on the bright side (ironically).

To me, this is a movie about looking on the bright side of life... from the point of view of someone who isn't. We follow Cleo, a beautiful singer, through a day of her life (from 5:00 to 7:00) as she waits to find out if she has cancer. It's a very simple plot, and I think this simplicity is what allows the film to show Cleo's inner turmoil so well. This movie has strong existential undertones. In the beginning of the film, Cleo believes her fate is just that: fate. She is superstitious to the point of paranoia. Through the course of the film, she discovers that she is in control of her own life, and even in something that seems out of her control -- like cancer -- she has the freedom to decide how she will look at it and whether or not she will let it ruin her life.