Cleo from 5 to 7

A couple of weeks ago I watched this French film called Cleo from 5 to 7, a story about a woman, a lead singer in a band, who is afraid of getting a result from the doctor that may tell her she has cancer and will die. Trailer below, but its in French:



What I liked about this film is the transformation that Cleo goes through. In the beginning we see that she is a high maintenance girl who constantly looks at herself in the mirror and needs attention wherever she is. And eventually, what we witness is her slow realization that there are other people in the world, and that they have lives too. And all of this takes place in just two hours, from 5 to 7pm (as hinted in the title) when she finds out the outcome of her test results.

Cleo from 5 to 7 is very characteristic of French New Wave cinema with its jump cut editing and esoteric themes. And although some of it may be difficult to understand, its nonetheless a good film to see.