Cléo from 5 to 7

"While many early New Wave films had a jaunty boldness of style, Varda in this film shows a sensibility to subtly developing emotions."

"The tarot scene at the beginning, combined with overheard fragments of anxious city lives, give this something of TS Eliot."

"Generally, Mlle. Varda is so absorbed with her camera stunts... that the essential concentration on the heroine is neglected and the interest lost."

"Underrated when it came out and unjustly neglected since, it’s... a key work of that exciting period—moving, lyrical, and mysterious."

"Quietly touching and profound..."

"What really allows Varda’s second feature to stand out is how its perambulatory eye fills the screen with detail..."

"A brilliant work of cine-liberation that ranks among the French New Wave’s most audacious achievements."

"All throughout, Varda captures the fairy-tale essence of early-’60s Paris with a vivacity and richness that rivals Godard’s Breathless."

"I can't imagine a more enjoyable way to see and hear the City of Light."

"Cléo from 5 to 7... is the kind of film that young people, learning to appreciate foreign-made pictures, will find stimulating."