Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) Cléo de 5 à 7 (original title)

Director:

Agnès Varda

Writer:

Agnès Varda

Release Date:

1962 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music

Plot:

This movie shows us Cléo, a French singer, who is afraid of getting the result of of a test from her doctor...

Plot Keywords:

Singer | Fortune Teller | Cancer | Soldier | Stomach

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Corinne Marchand	...	Florence, 'Cléo Victoire'
Antoine Bourseiller	...	Antoine
Dominique Davray	...	Angèle
Dorothée Blanck	...	Dorothée (as Dorothée Blank)
Michel Legrand	...	Bob, the Pianist
José Luis de Vilallonga	...	The Lover
Loye Payen	...	Irma, la cartomancienne
Renée Duchateau
Lucienne Marchand	...	La conductrice du taxi
Serge Korber	...	Plumitif (the lyricist)
Robert Postec	...	Le docteur Valineau
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Arthur Brunet
Jean-Claude Brialy	...	L'infirmier (uncredited)
Emilienne Caille	...	La fiancée noire (uncredited)
Raymond Cauchetier	...	Raoul, le projectionniste (uncredited)
Jean Champion	...	Le patron du café (uncredited)
Eddie Constantine	...	L'arroseur (uncredited)
Georges de Beauregard	...	Le conducteur du corbillard et de l'ambulance (uncredited)
Danièle Delorme	...	La vendeuse de fleurs (uncredited)
Fernande Engler	...	La fille au café (uncredited)
Sami Frey	...	Le croque-mort (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard	...	L'homme aux lunettes noires / Actor in silent film (uncredited)
Anna Karina	...	Anna, la jeune fille blonde / Actress in silent film (uncredited)
Yves Robert	...	Le vendeur de mouchoirs (uncredited)
Alan Scott	...	Le marin (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Taste	...	Le garçon de café (uncredited)

Directed by
Agnès Varda

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Agnès Varda

Produced by
Georges de Beauregard	....	producer
Carlo Ponti	....	producer

Original Music by
Michel Legrand

Cinematography by
Paul Bonis
Alain Levent
Jean Rabier

Film Editing by
Pascale Laverrière
Janine Verneau		(as Jeanne Verneau)

Production Design by
Jean-François Adam
Bernard Evein
Edith Tertza

Art Direction by
Bernard Evein

Costume Design by
Alyette Samazeuilh

Makeup Department
Aïda Carange	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jean-François Adam	....	unit production manager
Bruna Drigo	....	production manager
Claude Laporte	....	production manager trainee
Edith Tertza	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marin Karmitz	....	assistant director
Bernard Toublanc-Michel	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Julien Coutelier	....	sound
Jean Labussière	....	sound
Jacques Maumont	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Liliane de Kermadec	....	still photographer

Other crew
Aurore Chabrol	....	script girl (as Aurore Paquiss)
Rose Sokol	....	subtitler: English

Production Companies

• Ciné Tamaris
• Rome Paris Films

Distributors

• British Film Institute (BFI) (2010) (UK) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Ciné Vog Films (1962) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC) (1961) (France) (theatrical)
• Neue Filmkunst Walter Kirchner (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Zenith International Films (1962) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (DVD)
• Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (VHS)
• Ciné-Tamaris/Paramount Home Video (2006) (France) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Gevaert  film stock
• Laboratoires G. I. C.  laboratory services
• S.I.M.O.  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

"Cléo de 5 à 7" - France (original title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.19 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-14 (cable rating) | Argentina:13 | UK:A (1962) | UK:PG (2001) | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-16 | Spain:13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Arrêt de bus Verlaine, près de la Place d'Italie, Paris 13, Paris, France

Company:

Ciné Tamaris

Trivia:

The film actually covers Cléo from 5:00 to 6:30. The final chapter for the film ends at 6:30.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: The dolly track used in the final shot can be seen as the actors walk away from the hospital.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[in French, using English subtitles]
Irma, la cartomancienne:Cut the deck please. Choose nine cards with your left hand. Three for the past, three for the present, three for the future.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Cléo de 5 à 7: souvenirs et anecdotes (2005) (V)

Un film pour la vie, et pour moi

- A personal reflection.

Perhaps the most un-Swedish film I've seen. Varda became focused mainly on the documentary genre later on, and this film has many shots of Paris in the 60ies. I loved that. I wish I could be in the film, a part of it, or at least in Paris at that time. Typical New Wave; unrepetitious, unique details, enjoyable, light yet touching, sweet yet realistic and good music. A film about life and happiness, and a film that makes you happy (at least for me). The film is closer to life than many others. And the French/Latin way of life is much more natural and, imho, better than the Swedish. A lot of commotion going on. Many people around on the streets. You work and after that you are free to enjoy yourself, and it's possible to do so, and it seems like many have a lot of fun during work as well. Much more relaxed, natural, energetic, more out-going, more beautiful, more magical.

5/5