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The life of a singer who is waiting to hear if she has terminal cancer. The beautiful but spoiled Cleo searches for answers with a fortune teller, then seeks comfort in the familiar as she shops for a hat, talks with friends, and rehearses a song. Read more

Starring	Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray, Dorothée Blank
Director	Agnes Varda
Genres	World Cinema

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- Impressively handled character sketch with gratifying attention to detail.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44
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  Viva Varda!
  
  I've raved on about another Varda movie ('Le Bonheur') elsewhere on these boards, I won't go on for too long about this one, suffice to say it&#... read more »
  
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  - themustgethere
  - 25 reviews
  - London
  - 05 Oct 2009 at 13:00
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  Pure French charm
  
  Very much of its time and genre, Cleo is a masterclass in taut scripting and editing, resulting in a highly naturalistic tale of two hours in the life of a ... read more »
  
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  - 21 Sep 2011 at 10:14
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  Cinematically beautiful but...
  
  This film is cinematically beautiful and immediately made me want to revisit Paris, however, the story and characters themselves left me largely unmoved. When I... read more »
  
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- - SocialGranty
  - 3 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 31 Jan 2011 at 14:35
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  - 1
  Pretty tedious
  
  An hour an a half spent watching a day in the life of Cleo as she waited for medical test results was pretty tedious. She's not a sympathetic character and ... read more »
  
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  - Innerleithen
  - 06 Nov 2010 at 10:02
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  simple idea dragged out
  
  Almost running in real time, the story follows a girl who has been given bad news by a fortune teller and expects the worst. This causes her to look at her life... read more »
  
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- - itstinks
  - 573 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 18 Oct 2010 at 17:58
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  - 5
  New Wave Lite
  
  Excruciatingly dated New Wave snooze. Madonna turns up on the bonus extras raving about it. Sums it up really.
  
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- - a customer
  - Oxford
  - 17 Oct 2009 at 18:29
- - 11
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  Viva Varda!
  
  I've raved on about another Varda movie ('Le Bonheur') elsewhere on these boards, I won't go on for too long about this one, suffice to say it&#... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 817883
- - themustgethere
  - 25 reviews
  - London
  - 05 Oct 2009 at 13:00
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- - 11
  - 0
  Viva Varda!
  
  I've raved on about another Varda movie ('Le Bonheur') elsewhere on these boards, I won't go on for too long about this one, suffice to say it&#... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 817883
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - themustgethere
  - 25 reviews
  - London
  - 05 Oct 2009 at 13:00
- - 1
  - 0
  simple idea dragged out
  
  Almost running in real time, the story follows a girl who has been given bad news by a fortune teller and expects the worst. This causes her to look at her life... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 932766
- - itstinks
  - 573 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 18 Oct 2010 at 17:58
- - 1
  - 0
  Cinematically beautiful but...
  
  This film is cinematically beautiful and immediately made me want to revisit Paris, however, the story and characters themselves left me largely unmoved. When I... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 959230
- - SocialGranty
  - 3 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 31 Jan 2011 at 14:35
- - 0
  - 0
  Pure French charm
  
  Very much of its time and genre, Cleo is a masterclass in taut scripting and editing, resulting in a highly naturalistic tale of two hours in the life of a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1043109
- - a customer
  - 21 Sep 2011 at 10:14
- - 0
  - 1
  Pretty tedious
  
  An hour an a half spent watching a day in the life of Cleo as she waited for medical test results was pretty tedious. She's not a sympathetic character and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 937537
- - a customer
  - Innerleithen
  - 06 Nov 2010 at 10:02
- - 1
  - 5
  New Wave Lite
  
  Excruciatingly dated New Wave snooze. Madonna turns up on the bonus extras raving about it. Sums it up really.
  
  Report this review
- 822135
- - a customer
  - Oxford
  - 17 Oct 2009 at 18:29

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