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Fauvettes, the latter showing a programmes and festivals are Films Starring
mix of contemporary releases integral parts of two highly Paris
and modern and vintage popular Paris cultural
classics. Studio 28 in Mont- institutions, the Musée d’Orsay Historical Paris
(studio-made)
martre is a lovely old movie (see pp146–9) and the Pompi-
house with lights in the theatre dou Centre (see pp110 –13) with An Italian Straw Hat
(René Clair, 1927)
designed by Jean Cocteau and its two screening rooms. The
a charming garden bar full of Musée d’Orsay regularly Sous les toits de Paris
fairy lights and kitsch cut-outs schedules film pro grammes (René Clair, 1930)
of old film stars. Opened in the to complement current art Les Misérables
1920s, Studio 28 claims to be exhibitions and is usually (Raymond Bernard, 1934)
the first ever avant-garde restricted to silent films. The Hôtel du Nord
cinema and once played host to Pompidou Centre organizes vast (Marcel Carné, 1937)
film greats such as Luis Buñuel month-long retrospectives, Les Enfants du Paradis
and Abel Gance. They screen devoted to national film (Marcel Carné, 1945)
everything from the latest industries and on occasion to Casque d’Or
releases through to Fellini some of the major companies. (Jacques Becker, 1952)
festivals and documentary Finally, the Forum des Images La Traversée de Paris
shows. There are at least ten (see p115) in the heart of Les (Claude Autant-Lara, 1956)
films screened here each week, Halles is a hi-tech film and video Playtime
including art-house classics and library with a vast selection of (Jacques Tati, 1967)
pre-releases. The cinema also films and documentaries New Wave Paris
holds regular debates with well- featuring the city of Paris from (location-made)
known directors and actors. the late 19th century to the Breathless
Another Paris institution, Cinema present day. The archives here (Jean-Luc Godard, 1959)
Studio Galande has shown the are amazing and include news- Les 400 coups
Rocky Horror Picture Show to reels and advertisements (François Truffaut, 1959)
costumed movie-goers every featuring Paris alongside the
Friday night for over 30 years. feature films and documen taries. Documentary Paris
The Forum has three cinemas, all Paris 1900
of which run daily screenings of (Nicole Vedrès, 1948)
Cinémathèque Française
feature films. One ticket allows La Seine a rencontré Paris
The private “school” of the New the visitor access to both the (Joris Ivans, 1957)
Wave generation, this famous video library and to the cinema Paris as Seen by Hollywood
film archive and repertory screenings. The screenings are Seventh Heaven
cinema was created by Henri frequently grouped according to (Frank Borzage, 1927)
Langlois in 1936 (see p348). It theme or director, making it Camille
has lost its mono poly on classic possible to spend several hours (George Cukor, 1936)
film screenings, but it is still a enjoy ing a mini-retrospective. An American in Paris
must for cine philes in search See website for details. (Vincente Minnelli, 1951)
of that rare film no longer in Gigi
theatrical circulation or, perhaps, Ticket Prices (Vincente Minnelli, 1958)
recently restored or rescued.
The association is now housed Expect to pay around €10–12 Irma La Douce
(Billy Wilder, 1963)
at 51 Rue de Bercy in a at first-run venues or even more
wonderfully futuristic-looking for films of unusual length or Paris when it Sizzles
(Richard Quine, 1964)
building designed by Frank special media attention.
Gehry. The sail-like façade has However, exhibitors practise Frantic (Roman Polanski, 1988)
given the building its nickname: a wide array of collective French Kiss
“dancer revealing her tutu”. The discount incentives, including (Lawrence Kasdan, 1995)
film library has more than cut-rate admissions for students, The Ninth Gate
18,000 digitalized movies, and the unemployed, the elderly, (Roman Polanski, 1999)
there are enough exhibitions, former soldiers and large Moulin Rouge
projections, lectures and work - families. Wednesday is discount (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
shops to satisfy the appetite of day for everybody at some The Bourne Identity
any film enthusiast. For those cinemas – prices are slashed (Doug Liman, 2002)
interested in the building’s to as low as €4. Before Sunset
architecture, there are tours on France’s three exhibition (Richard Linklater, 2004)
the first Sunday of each month. giants, Gaumont, UGC and The Da Vinci Code
MK2, also sell special discount (Ron Howard, 2006)
cards and accept credit card Hugo (Martin Scorsese, 2011)
Non-Theatrical Venues
reservations for their flagship Midnight in Paris
In addition to the Ciné- houses, while repertory houses (Woody Allen, 2011)
mathèque Française, film issue “fidelity” cards.

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