Cléo from 5 to 7

1962 · directed by Agnès Varda

Rating
92/100
Hit
yes
Prestige lists
BFI Top 100

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.

Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), directed by Agnès Varda, rates 92/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Corinne Marchand
  • Antoine Bourseiller
  • Dominique Davray
  • Dorothée Blanck
  • Michel Legrand
  • José Luis de Vilallonga
  • Loye Payen
  • Renée Duchateau
  • Lucienne Marchand
  • Serge Korber

Crew

  • Alain Levent — Director of Photography
  • Jean Rabier — Director of Photography
  • Paul Bonis — Director of Photography
  • Janine Verneau — Editor
  • Pascale Laverrière — Editor
  • Michel Legrand — Original Music Composer
  • Agnès Varda — Writer

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