Want to go to the movies? Yes, but outdoors. On a tarmac, in a forest, with your feet in the sand, in the courtyard of the famous Plaza Athénée or even sessions preceded by DJ sets, here are 5 events in Paris, in the Ile-de-France region but also in Normandy, in the Hauts-de-France region, and in the South, which will delight fans of cinema and unusual experiences.
Although this year the traditional open-air cinema screenings at La Villette have been cancelled due to the Olympic Games, it will still be possible to go to the movies under the stars, and not just anywhere.
Industry and cinema: meet in the forest
A screening in the middle of the forest, such is the brilliant concept of the Branche et cinéma festival, back for a 6th edition until July 6. On the program of this event organized by the national forestry office and sponsored by Juliette Binoche: free screenings, in ten exceptional forests of Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France and Normandy, of unmissable feature films.
Among them: “The Three Musketeers, Milady”, “L’Ecole Buissonnière”, “The Boy and the Heron”, winner of the Oscar for best animated film this year, “Planet of the Apes: the new kingdom” , “The Hobbit” or even “The Animal Kingdom”, awarded five Césars last February. Films that all have the setting: the forest.
Branch and cinema festival, from June 22 to July 6, in 10 forests in Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France and Normandy. Free.
Jean Imbert’s Cinema Club at the Plaza Athénée
A canvas, under the stars, by a starred chef. For the third year, from June 30 to July 4, the Plaza Athénée is preparing to transform its courtyard into a Ciné Club under the leadership of its chef Jean Imbert, also a cinephile.
On the menu: an open-air cinema session, obviously gastronomic, with a menu specially adapted to the theme of the film and dishes served according to the cult scenes. Set up in partnership with MK2, the program this year includes five must-see feature films: “The Godfather” (June 30), “The Visitors” (July 1), “James Bond – Thunderball” (2), “The Dark Knight – Le Chevalier Noir” (3) and “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” (4).
Plaza Cinema Club, from June 30 to July 4, La Cour Jardin restaurant of the Plaza Athénée Hotel, 25, Avenue Montaigne.
Cinema Tarmac: the 7th art in orbit
Pop corn, deckchairs, cinema and more, the Le Bourget Air and Space Museum returns from Friday July 5 to Sunday July 7 with its unusual Ciné Tarmac event. Its specificity: offering an outdoor cinema session at nightfall from the museum tarmac with the fuselage of a Boeing 747 as a screen.
This season, three films will send moviegoers into orbit with “The Astronaut”, by and with Nicolas Giraud but also Matthieu Kassovitz (July 5), “Buzz l’Éclair” by Angus MacLane (6), and “Proxima” by Alice Winocour (the 7th) played by Eva Green and Matt Damon. Reservations are required and can only be made online. It also gives access to the museum halls and planes.
“Ciné Tarmac”, from July 5 to 7, Air and Space Museum, Paris-Le Bourget Airport, Le Bourget (93). Price 17 euros, 7 euros for under 26s.
The Cinéclub Paradiso: Cinema, dance and DJ sets
For the fifth year, La Seine Musicale welcomes the Cinéclub Paradiso on its forecourt, a concept created by the MK2 group to promote the 7th art. From July 8 to 11, four free evenings of open-air cinema await film lovers, with this year a program dedicated to dance. Thus, “Flashdance” by Adrian Lyne with Jennifer Beals will open the show (on the 8th), followed by “En Corps” by Cédric Klapich (on the 9th), but also two fascinating documentaries: “Allons enfants” (on the 10th), nominated for a César last year, which follows eight young people from the hip hop section of the Turgot high school, and “Pina” (on the 11th) by Wim Wenders, nominated for an Oscar in 2012.
Sessions which, to complete the circle in a festive spirit, will be preceded by DJ sets and dance performances inspired by the films which will then be screened.
“Cinéclub Paradiso”, from July 8 to 11 at the Seine musicale, Boulogne Billancourt. Free appointments, reservation required.
The paintings of Ramatuelle: the 7th art with its feet in the sand
Previews with your feet in the sand. On the Saint-Tropez peninsula, “Les Toiles de Ramatuelle” returns for a 2024 edition. Over three days, July 23, 24 and 25, Tahiti beach, in Ramatuelle, will host screenings of films revealed in advance -first. The program will be announced soon.
“The paintings of Ramatuelle”, from July 23 to 25, Tahiti beach, Ramatuelle.
