CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7 - When Beauty and Death Intertwine (Video Essay)

[@NicholasOon]

Have you seen Cleo from 5 to 7? Let me know what YOU thought of the film.

[@countjondi9672]

Just saw it last week. Hated it.

[@nathanielziering]

A true beauty of a film. The camera work is years ahead of its time. The neo-realistic script feels effortlessly written. It's a movie you should watch more than once. It has levels.

[@NicholasOon]

Completely agree. After my first watch I knew I wanted to watch it again

[@iamVJLopez]

I watched this movie twice in a week. An instant favorite.

[@NicholasOon]

It was incredibly surprising to me! Thank you for the comment

[@christopherlyons5900]

I almost think 'genius' is underrating her. She never made a bad movie. Or the same movie twice. Every single film is unique. If she didn't feel it deeply, she didn't make it. Far as I'm concerned, some of Godard's films are hackwork he cranked out in a hurry--Made In USA is an example of that, hastily shot, adapted from a brilliant Donald Westlake crime novel he thought he had the rights to (he didn't, there was a lawsuit)--he just half-assed his way through the whole enterprise, stuck in a gratuitous reference to Vietnam. Varda's best work in terms of fiction-based film simply can't be improved upon. No point talking about her worst. There isn't any. The documentaries are less impressive, but still often brilliant.

[@NicholasOon]

This comment should be used as inspiration for everyone to check out more of her work! Thank you!

[@LoveJungle420]

I love the film! It's genius, so thoughtful. Some of the improvisational scenes with the musicians seem so modern and impulsive. No one was doing this back then, at least not in any of the cinema I've seen. Where are these types of films nowadays? It seems like after the early 2000's everything became a Marvel movie.

[@NicholasOon]

I also wonder where these types of films are. I suppose the sad truth is that there are probably filmmakers who want to make these, but don't have the funding or the support to distribute the film

[@muhdnadzrin5439]

Great analysis as always 👍🏻 Never thought i’d see a fellow Malaysian do these kind of videos. Keep it up.

[@NicholasOon]

Hey many thanks for the support Nadzrin! Appreciate it immensely.

[@apr3mi]

I've watched the movie this morning and it's indeed, such a beautiful movie! The framing is perfect and I also did enjoy the contemplation cab scenes. I'll watch it again for sure!

[@NicholasOon]

Thanks for checking in and leaving the comment! It’s gradually become one of my favourite movies from that era

[@jojosbazaar4833]

Agnes Varda to me is the greatest director ever and my favorite artist

[@NicholasOon]

I can definitely see why! A true legend

[@araimairu7215]

Thank you so much for this video. Your analysis are great and helpful.

[@NicholasOon]

That’s kind of you to say!

[@MsTitounet]

That's for sure a remarquable movie of Agnes Varda,perhaps the best with ''La Pointe courte'' and''' Le Bonheur''....

[@NicholasOon]

Thank you for calling out those other films!

[@harperredfield1639]

Fantastic.

[@NicholasOon]

Couldn’t have said it better myself (assuming you’re talking about the film!)

[@harperredfield1639]

@@NicholasOon the movie and the video☺️

[@sziencik]

Great job

[@NicholasOon]

Why thank you Sean! That's very nice of you

[@coolkid7151]

Why does the visual quality look so much in this video than when I watched it

[@NicholasOon]

So much better or so much worse? 😂

[@xo-sarbear-ox4203]

fucking love it

[@NicholasOon]

Hear hear

[@taopimxixi7999]

Lucky to watch your vedio! It''s so great!

[@NicholasOon]

I'm lucky to see your comment as well. Cheers!

[@christianfernandez5003]

Great video!!!!!! 😈@Maximum Hype

[@NicholasOon]

Thank you very much!!