This film is part of the program The Gaze of Varda. The film includes English subtitles.
Cléo de 5 à 7 is the most well-known film in the oeuvre of Agnès Varda. A landmark of the French New Wave, it is regarded as one of the most important films ever made by a female director.
In Cléo de 5 à 7, singer Cléo (Corinne Marchand) is convinced she is seriously ill. She has an appointment with her doctor at 7 p.m. — it is now 5 p.m. Varda shows what happens in the two hours in between, and how Cléo begins to see life from a new perspective.
Cléo de 5 à 7 was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1962. The film is one of four titles returning to cinemas as part of The Gaze of Varda program.