Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

7.7/10 90 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Corinne Marchand

Florence 'Cléo' Victoire

Antoine Bourseiller

Antoine

Dominique Davray

Angèle

Dorothée Blanck

Dorothée

Michel Legrand

Bob, the Pianist

José Luis de Vilallonga

José, Cléo's Lover

Serge Korber

Maurice

Jean-Luc Godard

The Man with Black Glasses / Actor in Silent Film

Anna Karina

Anna, The Blonde Bride / Actress in Silent Film

Emilienne Caille

The Black Bride / Actress in Silent Film

Eddie Constantine

The Sprinkler / Actor in Silent Film

Sami Frey

Undertaker / Actor in Silent Film

Danièle Delorme

The Flower Vendor / Actress in Silent Film

Yves Robert

The Handkerchief Seller / Actor in Silent Film

Alan Scott

The Sailor / Actor in Silent Film

Georges de Beauregard

The Hearse and Ambulance Driver / Actor in Silent Film

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