We’re going back in time and across the Atlantic this episode to talk about a film from one of the most important movements in film history, the French New Wave. The film is Agnes Varda’s Cleo from 5 to 7 from 1962. The film follows Cleo, an emerging popstar, who is awaiting medical test results that will confirm whether or not she has cancer. Cleo explores Paris while contemplating issues of existentialism, beauty, and more while awaiting her diagnosis.
