Just like last year, here is the continuation of my series on free events to enjoy during the Parisian summer, featuring open-air film screenings today.
This short 3-part guide will hopefully give you all the keys to experiencing a summer full of events if you are spending some of this summer season in the capital.
With all these screenings, there is no reason not to have a great summer cinematographically speaking, since all these events are free, just a little reminder in case…
The Wanderlust Summer Comedy Club
This summer, every Monday, Wanderlust is hosting open-air screenings of comedies selected in partnership with Les Inrockuptibles.
It’s a chance to discover cult films, rare films, quirky films, or simply films that will make you laugh, all on the big screen, outdoors.
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Wanderlust, 32 quai d’Austerlitz, 75013 Paris
From June 23 to September 8
From 10:30 PM to 12:30 AM / Free entry
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The BHV Marais Bedroom
The event is over, but I still wanted to share the info in case the opportunity arises again next year and just because the idea for the event was honestly really cool!
From June 30 to July 12, 2014, the Observatory at BHV Marais was transformed into a pop-up cinema, a 20-seat “Bedroom” to see or re-watch great cinema classics in a reclining position.
The concept: show up at 8:30 PM at BHV Marais, put on your pajamas (though it wasn’t mandatory!), immerse yourself in the movie’s atmosphere starting with a themed cocktail dinner, then at 9:30 PM, get into bed and discover or rediscover cult films in this extraordinary setting.
The lineup: Top Gun, The Party, Flashdance, Lost in Translation, Manhattan, The Royal Tenenbaums, Taxi Driver, The Big Lebowski, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, as well as themed Saturday nights: “thrills” atmosphere with The Shining and Jaws, or “Tarantino” night with Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.
20 screenings, whether in pairs or in a group… the main thing was to book or try to win your spot.
Night entrance, via 37 rue de la Verrerie
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La Chaise et l’Ecran – Open-air cinema in the 11th arrondissement
From July 4 to August 29 2014, the 11th arrondissement Town Hall invites you to attend 4 free open-air film screenings in the gardens and squares of the district, featuring cinema classics.
Important: you must bring your own chair for each screening, or else you’ll end up watching the movie sitting on the ground!
Several locations in the 11th arrondissement of Paris
4 Fridays from July 4 to August 29, 2014
Free access subject to availability
In case of bad weather, the screening will be canceled
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Ciné quartier 13
In the 13th arrondissement, the Town Hall is offering a series of open-air cinema screenings every Saturday night from July 19 to August 7, 2013 in different neighborhoods of the district.
The screenings take place at nightfall and deckchairs are available on-site under certain conditions.
For this new edition of Ciné Quartier 13, 3 feature films have been selected around the theme “Music and dance”.
Several locations in the 13th arrondissement
Free access subject to availability
In case of bad weather, the screening may be canceled
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La Villette Open-Air Cinema
It is from Wednesday, July 23 to Sunday, August 24 2014 that you can enjoy, at nightfall, the free screenings at the largest open-air cinema in the capital!
This open-air film festival invites you to dive back into adolescence, with a cycle of 25 evenings dedicated to this theme so dear to filmmakers.
You can choose to settle into deckchairs with blankets available for rent (€7) for the occasion, or bring your own comfortable seating.
Below is the small cinematic selection (not exhaustive) by MelleBonPlan:
- Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson, Thursday, July 24
- The Last Summer of La Boyita by Julia Solomonoff, Wednesday, July 30
- Wolf Children by Ame & Yuki – Mamoru Hosoda, Friday, August 1
- When the Cat’s Away by Cédric Klapisch, Saturday, August 9
- Running on Empty by Sidney Lumet, Sunday, August 10
- Somewhere by Sofia Coppola, Friday, August 15
- Lolita by Stanley Kubrick, Sunday, August 17
- Elephant by Gus Van Sant, Saturday, August 23
- Fame by Alan Parker, Sunday, August 24
A very, very beautiful selection then for this open-air cinema at La Villette and films that are essential to discover for some and/or to re-watch with great pleasure for others… So I know what to do with my August evenings in Paris…
Parc de la Villette – Prairie du triangle
Metro: Porte de Pantin
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Cinéma au Clair de lune
The Forum des Images sets up for the summer from July 31 to August 10, 2014 and hosts its Cinéma au Clair de Lune across all of Paris, from Montmartre to Montsouris, from Place des Fêtes to Place des Vosges.
On the program: 9 free open-air cinema screenings to see or re-watch some of the films, classic or more contemporary, that have used the City of Light as a backdrop.
Screenings at 9:30 PM in several neighborhoods of Paris
Free seating available for some screenings, subject to availability
In case of rain, screenings may be canceled
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To give you other ideas for outings this summer in Paris, do not hesitate to take a look at the other articles in this same category.
- Part 1 of the free Paris summer guide: music festivals
- Part 2 of the free Paris summer guide: other events
