Join us for a very special “philosophical screening” of Agnès Varda’s French New Wave heavyweight CLEO FROM 5 TO 7, featuring an introduction by Dr. Brittany Murray about the film’s cultural and philosophical contexts. This FREE screening event is presented by UTK’s Departments of Philosophy, Cinema Studies, World Languages & Cultures, and The Center For Social Theory.

Selfish pop singer Cléo (Corinne Marchand) has two hours to wait until the results of her biopsy come back. After an ominous tarot card reading, she visits her friends, all of whom fail to give her the emotional support she needs. Wandering around Paris, she finally finds comfort talking with a soldier in a park. On leave from the Algerian War, his troubles put hers in perspective. As they talk and walk, Cléo comes to terms with her selfishness, finding peace before the results come back.

“Quietly touching and profound, it epitomises the youthful delight Varda always shows for the tools at her disposal and her sensitive and easeful way of expressing the sways and shifts of life, love and desire.” – Time Out

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