Cleo, a singer and hypochondriac, becomes increasingly worried that she might have cancer while awaiting test results from her doctor.

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Florence 'Cléo' Victoire
Antoine Bourseiller ...
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Dominique Davray ...
Angèle
Dorothée Blanck ...
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Renée Duchateau
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Robert Postec ...
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Two hours from 17:00 to 19:00h on the longest day of the year in the life of a young Parisienne is presented. Florence Victoire, who is better known by her stage name Cléo Victoire (as in Cleopatra), is a singer with three hit singles to her name, and as such some renown. Two days ago, she went in for some tests for abdominal issues to see if it is cancer. She will be getting the results today at 18:30h. She is certain that it will be a terminal cancer diagnosis, her mind fixated on that outcome and what it actually means. This belief affects how she approaches the day, from her encounters with friends and acquaintances to what she observes in total strangers around her. It could be as simple as how she views the lyrics to new songs presented to her from her songwriting team, to her feelings about a conversation she overhears in a café between a couple having relationship problems, to the typical sweet nothings spoken to her from her lover, José. There are certain things that do ... Written by Huggo

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In the beginning of Chapter 3, as Cleo is putting on a black hat, the camera-man's right arm can be seen in the mirror next to her. See more »

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Antoine: You seem to be waiting for something, rather than someone.
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A great & highly original movie!
3 December 2001 | by (the lower depths) – See all my reviews

What's wonderful about this film has already been pretty well described in many of the preceding reviews. I'd just like to add two things. First, the songs & performances of Michel LeGrand & his partner are terrific _ they show LeGrand at his most inventive & infectious. Two, after reading several of the previous reviews, it occurs to me that Cléo de 5 à 7 works like a litmus test on its audience. Those who can invest this film with their own life-experiences, who can "fill in the blanks" with their personal emotions & thoughts, will be richly rewarded. Those who cannot, those who need plenty of exposition & explanations, will find it slow, ponderous, even superficial, because it will literally be over their heads. C'est la vie.


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