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River City Stories collaborator Amandine Pope joins Wally for a screening of Agnès Varda's French New Wave masterpiece Cleo from 5 to 7. Along the way, they talk about the politics and culture of France, the use of psychic mediums in movies, and — of course — mortality.00:03:13 An introduction to Agnès Varda's Cleo from 5 to 700:07:09 Wally's fascination with psychics00:10:52 Amandine's brush with the occult00:15:34 Quantum physics and the outer reaches of what we know00:23:23 Cleo from 5 to 7 as a feminist film00:26:11 The vagaries of language and translation00:31:37 Teaching French to Americans00:37:35 French culture and politics00:49:12 Amandine's favorite French filmsLearn French with Amandine:🇫🇷 https://www.aufrenchcorner.com/Get tickets for River City Stories: 🎟️ May 16 & 18: https://zoetropolis.com/movies/river-city-stories/Like what you see? Consider supporting the filmmaker at: ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wallyfilmFollow what I'm watching on Letterboxd: 📽️ https://letterboxd.com/inwidescreen/