And you, what will you see? A Little Extra Something, Monte-Cristo or Vice-Versa 2 ? For the Ciné Centre, the Fête du Cinéma is a special moment.
The slogan hits the mark: “I vote and I go to the movies!” The organizers of the Cinema Festival (the National Federation of French Cinemas*) have surfed on political news. “Initially, the profession questioned the advisability of launching the Cinema Festival on an election day. Finally, we ride the wave. As people go out, they will go to the cinema,” confides Laurent Brunet, co-director of the Ciné Center with his wife Anne-Claire.
The place at 5 €
Located on Place du Champ de Foire, the cinema (9 screens) is located just opposite the exhibition center transformed into polling stations. Voters will not need to go far to rush into the dark rooms.The team of the film “Trois jours max”, Philippe Lacheau and Tarek Boudali (right), with Laurent Brunet and Nassim Azrou, from the Ciné Centre.
A world premiere at the Ciné Centre.
At €5 per seat, we should see a strong turnout! Especially since the offer should delight all types of audiences. “The Fête du cinéma has become an institution awaited by distributors who take advantage of it to release some of their films.
For theater operators, it is also a special moment.” And Laurent Brunet quotes The Count of Monte Cristowith Pierre Niney. “Its release was delayed to coincide with the Fête du Cinéma. It is an excellent film, the best adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ novel.” Vice-Versa 2, The Hennedricks Family, with Dany Boon, the prequel to the horror film Without a sound day 1,… or The child who measured the world by Takiss Candilis, with Bernard Campan, which had its world premiere during the last Regards d’ailleurs Festival, last April in Dreux.
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Previews at the Ciné Centre
The effect A little something extra
For latecomers, there will also be the phenomenon film A little something extraby Artus, which has more than 7 million admissions in France. The Ciné-Centre has already recorded 15,000 spectators. “This is one of our best results of the year and beyond” The effect Little something extra allows us to find spectators who had deserted the cinema. “People told us that they had not come back to see us since the film Titanic ! »
Laetitia Colombani and Laurent Brunet at the preview of La tresse. Archives.
Overall attendance down
The Festival begins this Sunday June 30 and will end Wednesday July 3. This period will make it possible to influence national attendance which is rather at half mast, “between 15 and 20% less compared to 2023”, adds Laurent Brunet. “All operators are affected by this drop.
Movies that were expected to be blockbusters have not worked. This is the case with the new Mad Max, Angry but also, The Fall Guy, The Civil War,… On the other hand, we obtain satisfactory results with Back to black, One of the 4 Pandas, Dune 2just like French comedies, notably the sequel to Ducobu. »
All that’s left is to make your choice to “elect” your film to see. Enjoy the show!
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Cinema Festival, from Sunday June 30 to Wednesday July 3 inclusive. Single price: €5. At the Ciné Centre de Dreux, 5, place du Champ de Foire. Tel. 02.37.46.09.37.
