# Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

> A famous Parisian singer confronts the possibility of terminal illness while a suspended afternoon gradually changes how she sees herself and the world around her.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/393

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Agnès Varda
- Cast: Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray, Dorothée Blanck, Michel Legrand, José Luis de Vilallonga, Loye Payen, Renée Duchateau
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055852/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: anxious, intimate, melancholic, quiet evening, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A young singer grapples with the weight of impending doom on a summer's day in Paris.

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