Cléo from 5 to 7
aka Cléo de 5 à 7
First screened in December 2025
Director: Agnès Varda. Cast: Corinne Marchand, Loye Payen, Dominique Davray, Renée Duchateau, Lucienne Marchand, José Luis de Vilallonga, Michel Legrand, Serge Korber, Dorothée Blanck, Raymond Cauchetier, Robert Postec, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina, Sami Frey, Eddie Constantine, Jean Champion. Screenplay: Agnès Varda.

   
Photo © 1962 Rome Paris Films / Ciné-Tamaris /
Zenith International Films
In Brief: Varda pulls off a rare, bold experiment with style and sly structure, even if not all episodes are created equal.

VOR:   Read it through the POV of the anxious start, restless middle, or wistful/romantic finish and the whole changes. A milestone in innumerable ways.

Grade: A–


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