{"id":4606,"date":"2007-10-21T15:46:22","date_gmt":"2007-10-21T22:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4606"},"modified":"2020-12-11T20:51:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T03:51:13","slug":"cleo-from-5-to-7-1961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4606","title":{"rendered":"Cleo From 5 to 7 (1961)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m afraid of everything &#8212; birds, storms, lifts, needles &#8212; and now, this great fear of death.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-From-5-to-7-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-From-5-to-7-Poster-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-57188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-From-5-to-7-Poster-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-From-5-to-7-Poster-676x1024.png 676w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-From-5-to-7-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-From-5-to-7-Poster-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-From-5-to-7-Poster.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile waiting to hear the results of her biopsy, a pop singer (Corinne Marchand) wanders the streets of Paris, first with her devoted maid (Dominique Davray), then with a friend (Dorothee Blank), and finally with a soldier (Antoine Bourseiller).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Character Arc<\/li>\n<li>Death and Dying<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAgnes Varda &#8212; the only woman associated with the French New Wave movement &#8212; isn&#8217;t nearly as renowned as her male compatriots, but remains an essential part of cinematic history. Her first feature-length film, <em>Cleo From 5 to 7<\/em>, is likely also her best-known: starring Corinne Marchand (who resembles a svelte Anna Nicole Smith) it tells the nearly-real-time story of a self-absorbed singer who undergoes a subtle shift in attitude while waiting to hear potentially devastating news from her doctor. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1809\" height=\"1025\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying.png 1809w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying-1536x870.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying-477x270.png 477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1809px) 100vw, 1809px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cleo (a stage name, short for &#8220;Cleopatra&#8221;) is clearly a pampered woman, someone who is inordinately obsessed with her own appearance and self-worth; early in the film, she petulantly demands that a taxi driver turn off the radio when one of her hit songs is on (complaining about its technical quality):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Arrete.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Arrete.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1823\" height=\"1035\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Arrete.png 1823w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Arrete-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Arrete-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Arrete-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Arrete-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Arrete-1536x872.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Arrete-476x270.png 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1823px) 100vw, 1823px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; then later, in a cafe, punches her song into the jukebox machine and pouts when no one seems to be listening. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Upset.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Upset.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1821\" height=\"1021\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Upset.png 1821w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Upset-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Upset-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Upset-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Upset-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Upset-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Upset-482x270.png 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1821px) 100vw, 1821px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In essence, she&#8217;s not a very likable protagonist, and this is the film&#8217;s primary fault &#8212; despite Cleo&#8217;s potentially life-threatening disease, we never feel much sympathy for her, and can&#8217;t help wondering whether the entire affair is simply a psychosomatic plea for attention. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1819\" height=\"1027\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying2.png 1819w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying2-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying2-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying2-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Crying2-478x270.png 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1819px) 100vw, 1819px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the film, Cleo evolves ever so slightly, even taking off her fancy hairpiece and allowing a strange soldier to flirt with her and learn her real name:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Soldier-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Soldier-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1827\" height=\"1043\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Soldier-1.png 1827w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Soldier-1-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Soldier-1-1024x585.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Soldier-1-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Soldier-1-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Soldier-1-1536x877.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Soldier-1-473x270.png 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1827px) 100vw, 1827px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By this time, however, it&#8217;s too late, and one leaves the film with more memories of Cleo&#8217;s excursions throughout Paris than of Cleo herself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1825\" height=\"1031\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Cinematography2.png 1825w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Cinematography2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Cinematography2-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Cinematography2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Cinematography2-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Cinematography2-1536x868.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Cinematography2-478x270.png 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1825px) 100vw, 1825px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>The opening tarot card sequence (in color)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Tarot.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Tarot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1819\" height=\"1025\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Tarot.png 1819w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Tarot-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Tarot-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Tarot-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Tarot-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Tarot-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Tarot-479x270.png 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1819px) 100vw, 1819px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cleo performing a heartfelt song<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Singing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Singing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1805\" height=\"1029\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Singing.png 1805w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Singing-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Singing-1024x584.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Singing-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Singing-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Singing-1536x876.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Singing-474x270.png 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1805px) 100vw, 1805px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cleo&#8217;s encounter in the park with a talkative soldier<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Walk-Park.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Walk-Park.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1825\" height=\"1017\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Walk-Park.png 1825w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Walk-Park-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Walk-Park-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Walk-Park-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Walk-Park-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Walk-Park-1536x856.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Cleo-Walk-Park-485x270.png 485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1825px) 100vw, 1825px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Michel Legrand&#8217;s musical score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its historical importance as Varda&#8217;s first feature film. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0055852\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1962\/09\/05\/archives\/screen-a-french-new-wave-dramacinema-ii-introduces-cleo-from-5-to-7.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/cleo-de-5-a-7\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m afraid of everything &#8212; birds, storms, lifts, needles &#8212; and now, this great fear of death.&#8221; Synopsis: While waiting to hear the results of her biopsy, a pop singer (Corinne Marchand) wanders the streets of Paris, first with her devoted maid (Dominique Davray), then with a friend (Dorothee Blank), and finally with a soldier (Antoine Bourseiller). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Character Arc Death and Dying French Films Review: Agnes Varda &#8212; the only woman associated with the French&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4606\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4606"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57207,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4606\/revisions\/57207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}