Paris Muse

Both the Cinéma en plein air édition 2011 and the Cinéma au clair de lune are ending this August 21. Why not take advantage of the clear Parisian nights and indulge in some open air cinema? All the screenings are free.

Remaining screenings at Cinéma en plein air édition 2011 (download program)

Friday August 19
Des morceaux de ma femme by Frédéric Pelle – 2000 / 10′
Collateral by Michael Mann – 2004 / 2h

Saturday August 20 (Soirée Tango)
Tango Overlord by François Choquet – 2004 / 13′
Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé by Stéphane Brizé – 2005 / 1h33

Sunday August 21
West Side Story by Robert Wise – 1961 / 2h25

• Where: All the films are shown in the Prairie du triangle of Parc de la Villette (map and practical info). Metro: Porte de Pantin, Porte de la Villette
• All films in Cinéma en plein air édition 2011  start at sunset (around 21:45)

Remaining screenings at Cinéma au clair de lune (download program)

Friday August 19
Le Furet by Jean-Pierre Mocky – 2003 / 1h28
Where: Place des Fetes. Metro: Place des Fetes

Saturday August 20
Tenue correcte exigee by Philippe Lioret – 1997 / 1h30
Where: Pelouse de Reuilly. Metro Porte de Charenton

Sunday August 21
Adieu Philippine by Jacques Rozier – 1962 / 1h50
Where: Place Rene-Cassin (in front of l’eglise Saint-Eustache). Metro Les Halles, RER: Chatelet-Les Halles

• All films in Cinéma au clair de lune start at 21:30

For the 11th summer in a row, the Forum des Images is holding its open air film festival, Cinéma au clair de lune. Films are shown in different locations around the city — from Butte Montmartre to Place des Vosges — and all of the screenings are free. Classic and contemporary films are shown in French with no subtitles.

When: August 3-21, 2011. Films start at 21:30

Don’t miss the cult film Buffet froid, an offbeat thriller/dark comedy with a young Depardieu playing an unemployed philosopher who may or may not have committed murder. Saturday August 13, Parc de Choisy (main entrance avenue de Choisy). Metro: Tolbiac or Place d’Italie

Films by Claude Autant-Lara et Maurice Lehmann, Cédric Klapisch, Valérie Donzelli, Blake Edwards, Claude Sautet, Gérard Pirès, Marcel Blistène, Bertrand Blier, Emmanuel Mouret, Claude Lelouch, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Philippe Lioret, Jacques Rozier

Download the complete program here

Cinéma en plein air édition 2011 in Parc de la Villette will be showing 30 films in original version with subtitles. This year’s theme is “la rue”, and, according to the program’s director, highlights the cinematic excellence afforded by the often-gritty and photogenic atmospheres found on these urban pathways.

Grab some friends and picnic gear and enjoy the seventh art in the summertime bliss of Parc de la Villette. The program kicks off, appropriately enough, with the “street” film par excellence, Scorcese’s Taxi Driver, and finishes with another classic, West Side Story. FIlmmakers from accross the globe are represented, including: Pedro Almodóvar, Sylvain Chomet, Nanni Moretti, Michel Gondry, Wong Kar-wai, Woody Allen, Aki Kaurismäki, Wim Wenders and others.

When: July 19-August 21 2011, Tuesday-Sunday, starting at sunset (around 21:45)
Where: Prairie du triangle
Price: Free

Practical information and map location of Parc de la Villette.

Download the full program here.