"Cleo from 5 to 7" to be screened at Genesis Cinema, London
"Cleo from 5 to 7" is a 1962 French Left Bank film by Agnes Varda. The story starts with a young Parisian pop singer, Florence "Cleo" Victoire (Corinne Marchand) as she waits to hear the results of a medical test that will possibly confirm a diagnosis of cancer. The film is noted for its handling of several of the themes of existentialism, including discussions of mortality, the idea of despair, and leading a meaning…