Continuing my theme on free events to enjoy during the Parisian summer, which I began listing yesterday, today I’m featuring open-air film screenings.

This short 3-part guide will hopefully give you all the keys to a summer full of events if you’re spending any part of the season in the capital.

With all these screenings, there’s no reason not to have a wonderful summer—cinematically speaking—since all these events are free, just a little reminder in case…

La Chaise et l’Ecran – Open-air cinema in the 11th arrondissement.

From June 14th to August 30th, 2013, the 11th arrondissement Town Hall invites you to attend 5 free open-air film screenings in the gardens and squares of the district, featuring film classics programmed by Agnès Varda and Mathieu Demy.

The Young Girls of Rochefort by Jacques Demy, Friday, July 5th at 10:30 PM
The Beaches of Agnès by Agnès Varda, Friday, July 19th at 10:15 PM
Love Songs by Christophe Honoré, Friday, August 16th at 9:30 PM
Singin’ in the Rain by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, Friday, August 30th at 9:30 PM

Important:

you must bring your own chair for each screening, otherwise you’ll be watching the film sitting on the ground!

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Various locations in the 11th arrondissement of Paris

Free access subject to availability

In case of bad weather, the screening will be canceled

Ciné quartier 13

In the 13th arrondissement, the Town Hall is offering a series of open-air cinema screenings every Saturday night from July 20th to August 1st, 2013 in different neighborhoods of the district. Screenings take place at nightfall and deckchairs are available on-site under certain conditions.

Short Film Evening, Saturday, July 20th at Parc de Choisy
Hugo by Martin Scorsese, Saturday, July 27th at Square Paul Grimault
The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Robert Guédiguian, Saturday, August 3rd at Square des Chamaillards
Faut que ça danse! by Noémie Lvovsky, Saturday, August 10th at Square Rosny Ainé

Various locations in the 13th arrondissement

Free access subject to availability

In case of bad weather, the screening may be canceled

Villette Open-Air Cinema

From Wednesday, July 24th to Wednesday, August 28th, 2013 (Tuesday to Sunday), you can enjoy free screenings at nightfall in the capital’s largest open-air cinema!

You can either settle down on the deckchairs with blankets available for rent (€7) for the occasion, or bring your own setup to be comfortably seated.

Below is a small (non-exhaustive) cinematic selection from MelleBonPlan:

Polisse by Maïwenn, Wednesday, July 24th
Be Kind Rewind by Michel Gondry, Saturday, July 27th
The Dirty Dozen by Robert Aldrich, Sunday, July 28th
Wild Reeds by Cédric Klapisch, Thursday, August 1st
Super 8 by J.J. Abrams, Saturday, August 3rd
About Elly by Asghar Farhadi, Wednesday, August 7th
The Social Network by David Fincher, Saturday, August 10th
Rio Bravo by Howard Hawks, Sunday, August 11th
Ocean’s Eleven by Steven Soderbergh, Saturday, August 17th
On Tour by Mathieu Amalric, Thursday, August 22nd
Tetro by Francis Ford Coppola, Friday, August 23rd
The Band Wagon by Vincente Minnelli, Sunday, August 25th
Tomboy by Céline Sciamma, Tuesday, August 27th

A really, really great selection for this Villette open-air cinema, with films that are essential to have seen for some, and to watch again with great pleasure for others… I guess I know what I’m doing with my August evenings in Paris…

Parc de la Villette – Prairie du triangle

Metro: Porte de Pantin

Cinéma au Clair de lune

The Forum des Images is setting up for summer from August 1st to 11th, 2013 and taking its cinema all over Paris, from Montmartre to Montsouris, from Place des Fêtes to Place des Vosges, with the goal of seeing or re-watching some of the films—classic or more contemporary—that have used the City of Light as a backdrop.

Midnight in Paris by Woody Allen, August 1st, Butte Montmartre, Square Louise-Michel 75018 Paris
Le Trou by Jacques Becker, August 2nd, Place des Vosges, Square Louis XIII 75004 Paris
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life by Joann Sfar, August 3rd, Parc Montsouris 75014 Paris
How to Steal a Million by William Wyler, August 4th, Trocadéro Gardens 75016 Paris
Tu m’as sauvé la vie by Sacha Guitry, August 7th, Parc André Citroën 75015 Paris
Panic by Julien Duvivier, August 8th, Parc de Choisy 75013 Paris
Fear Over the City by Henri Verneuil, August 9th, Place des Fêtes 75019 Paris
A Monster in Paris by Eric Bergeron, August 10th, Esplanade des Invalides 75007 Paris
Peppermint Soda by Diane Kurys, August 11th, Pelouse de Reuilly 75012 Paris