Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Cleo from 5 to 7 at 8 p.m. Friday, July 29, at Phil Mechanic Studios (109 Roberts St., River Arts District, upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com
Cleo from 5 to 7
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This is the movie that placed Varda in the ranks of the New Wave filmmakers. Its concept is to follow the vapid title character, a pop singer, in faux real time (the title claims two hours, the film is 90 minutes) as she waits for a biopsy report she dreads. That’s it. But what matters is the way Varda spends that time depicting Cleo’s dawning realization that her friends don’t really know her and don’t really care, that it’s hard to be sure there even is anyone for them to know, and that her life is a wholly superficial one. In Varda’s hands, it’s a journey into self-discovery that’s worth making.
Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Cleo from 5 to 7 at 8 p.m. Friday, July 29, at Phil Mechanic Studios (109 Roberts St., River Arts District, upstairs in the Railroad Library). Info: 273-3332, www.ashevillecourtyard.com
This review by Ken Hanke was originally published on March 22, 2011.
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Director: | Agnes Varda |
| Starring: | Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray, Dorothee Blank, Michel Legrand |
| Rated: | NR |
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