French movie with English subtitles: Cléo de 5 à 7 is one of the first movies of the Nouvelle Vague by Agnès Varda.
Selfish pop singer Cléo (Corinne Marchand) has two hours to wait until the results of her biopsy come back. After an ominous tarot card reading, she visits her friends, all of whom fail to give her the emotional support she needs.
Wandering around Paris, she finally finds comfort talking with a soldier in a park. On leave from the Algerian War, his troubles put hers in perspective. As they talk and walk, Cléo comes to terms with her selfishness, finding peace before the results come back.
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties. 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.
Date: March 29th, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Address: Balboa Theater, 3630 Balboa St. San Francisco
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