Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) – Filming Locations
Drama · Directed by Agnès Varda · Starring Antoine Bourseiller, Corinne Marchand
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.
Where was Cléo from 5 to 7 filmed?
- Paris, France, Paris – Cléo walks through Parisian streets after leaving her apartment, exploring the city in real-time. The film's opening sequence establishes the intimate street-level geography of the Left Bank that structures the entire narrative
- Paris, France, Paris – Cléo visits the famous café and walks through the iconic Parisian neighborhood. The legendary Saint-Germain bohemian quarter provides an authentic backdrop for Cléo's encounters with artistic Paris
- Paris, France, Paris – Cléo reflects on mortality while walking near the cemetery during her anxious wandering. The cemetery's meditative presence reinforces the film's preoccupation with time, death, and existential uncertainty
- Paris, France, Paris – Cléo and Antoine spend time together in the park in the film's final sequence. The verdant park setting provides a hopeful natural respite as the film concludes with human connection transcending Cléo's earlier solipsism
- Paris, France, Paris – Cléo navigates through various Latin Quarter streets and thoroughfares during her 90-minute journey. The winding pedestrian streets of the Latin Quarter serve as the primary stage for Varda's real-time exploration of urban anxiety and chance encounters