Cléo from 5 to 7

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Cleo from 5 to 7
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Directed by	Agnès Varda
Produced by	Georges de Beauregard
Starring	Corinne Marchand Antoine Bourseiller Dominique Davray Dorothée Blanc Michel Legrand
Music by	Joanna Bruzdowicz Michel Legrand
Cinematography	Jean Rabier
Editing by	Rose Sokol Janine Verneau
Release date(s)	April11, 1962 Sept 4, 1962
Running time	90 min
Country	France / Italy
Language	French
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Cléo from 5 to 7 (French: Cléo de 5 à 7) is a 1962 French New Wave film by Agnès Varda. The story depicts the life of Cléo in real time between 5 and 7 o'clock in the afternoon.

The film is noted for its handling of several of the themes of existentialism, including discussions of mortality, the idea of despair, and leading a meaningful life. The film has a strong feminine view point and raises questions about how women are perceived.

The film includes cameos by Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina and Jean-Claude Brialy as characters in the silent film Raoul shows Cleo and Dorothee, while composer Michel Legrand, who wrote the film's score, plays "Bob the pianist".

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Cléo (played by Corinne Marchand) is a pop singer who wanders around Paris while she awaits her biopsy results in fear she may have cancer. As Cléo readies herself to meet with her doctor at 7 o'clock, she meets with several friends and strangers while trying to grapple with mortality.

Sensing indifference from those nearest to her, she finds herself questioning the doll-like image people have of her and is overcome by a feeling of solitude and helplessness. She finally finds some comfort in the company of stranger she meets in a park and with whom she is able to have a sincere conversation. He accompanies her to the hospital, where she finally discovers the outcome of the exam.