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Cléo from 5 to 7 PG rating

Agnes Varda’s classic character study follows a successful pop singer as she wanders around Paris while awaiting the results of serious medical tests.

Drama 1962 91 mins

Director: Agnès Varda

Overview

More or less recreating ‘real time’, the film chronicles her various encounters (including a marvellous musical interlude with Michel Legrand) with wit and quiet compassion. Jean Rabier’s luminous images, mostly shot on the streets, speak of vitality, anxiety and cautious hope.

Ranked 14th in the 2022 Sight and Sound Great Films of All Time poll