PART I: French New Wave (1958-62) - cléo from 5 to 7, 1962
Cléo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962) This exhilarating film by Agnès Varda, the preeminent female filmmaker of the New Wave, follows a self-obsessed pop singer (Corinne Marchand) through the streets of Paris as she awaits the results of a biopsy. Hand-held camerawork, real-time narration, and a stunning use of point-of-view shots – which perhaps owe to Varda’s earlier career as a photojournalist – make this film a spirited example of the New Wave’s insistence on defying conventions of traditional cinema. The film also features an onscreen performance and original music by Michel Legrand, who later an Oscar for his score to The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). Watch for cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina! -Katherine Spring
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Runtime: 82
Director: Agnès Varda Cast: Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dorothée Blank, Michel Legrand, José-Luis de Vilallonga |
cléo from 5 to 7, 1962
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Cléo from 5 to 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962) This exhilarating film by Agnès Varda, the preeminent female filmmaker of the New Wave, follows a self-obsessed pop singer (Corinne Marchand) through the streets of Paris as she awaits the results of a biopsy. Hand-held camerawork, real-time narration, and a stunning use of point-of-view shots – which perhaps owe to Varda’s earlier career as a photojournalist – make this film a spirited example of the New Wave’s insistence on defying conventions of traditional cinema. The film also features an onscreen performance and original music by Michel Legrand, who later an Oscar for his score to The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). Watch for cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina! -Katherine Spring