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Posted by Larry Davis (Member # 609) on 01-08-2004, 01:42 AM:

I am heading to Paris, France next week and was wondering what the "must see" theaters are in the area? Either in terms of presentation or ambiance, etc. Thanks very much for your thoughts! [Smile]

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 01-08-2004, 01:44 AM:

The "Grand Rex" is an absolute highlight. An original 20s movie palace with fountain in the lobby and originally preserved auditorium design. A friend of mine lived and worked in Paris for a year, he knows all the good cinemas. I will see that I can put you in touch with him.

Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 01-08-2004, 02:03 AM:

An absolute must-see on any trip to France is a Hollywood film dubbed into French. In the cinema listings in any paper you'll see two sorts of screenings: 'VO', or 'Version originale', meaning that the film is shown in its original language with French subtitles; and 'VF' or 'Version Français', meaning that it's dubbed.

I'll never forget Mel Gibson's repeated cries of 'Sacré merde!' and 'feuck moi!' (the f-word has no direct French equivalent) in L'arme Fatale 3! There was barely any attempt at lip-synching, which made the whole experience even funnier. The last time I saw a film in France was in the mid-90s, when I guess that the two versions would have needed dual print inventories. I suppose it's now done by swapping DTS discs.

Posted by Thomas Hauerslev (Member # 566) on 01-08-2004, 02:16 AM:

Just across the street from the Rex on Boulevard de Poisonnere is the Max Linder Panorama I fell in love with that cinema in 1992 when I saw "My Fair Lady" in 70mm. I´m not sure it´s currently open, but if it is, go see it.

Useful words are
"Projection room" = "Cabine de Projection"
"Projectionist" = "Le projectioniste"
"70mm" = "70mm"

Otherwise check with Silver Screens and DP70 history before you go.

Posted by Larry Davis (Member # 609) on 01-08-2004, 12:07 PM:

Thanks everyone for the information and tips. I really appreciate it! [beer]

Posted by Carl Martin (Member # 1146) on 01-08-2004, 02:13 PM:

watch out for theaters with no movable masking!

carl

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 01-08-2004, 03:11 PM:

Hey, wait a second, you are going to Paris and want to see cinemas?

Posted by Larry Davis (Member # 609) on 01-08-2004, 04:07 PM:

Hehe, yes Michael I want to go to the cinema, not the opera. [Wink]

Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 01-09-2004, 02:42 AM:

Oddly, the architect of Le Rex in Paris was John Eberson, who mastered & created the most famous "atmospheric" (inside-out) theatres in the 20's here in the US. Le Rex was an odd commission for Paramount (in that it was outside the US), probably his last atmospheric, & there it is standing & operating in Paris when so many of his have been demolished in the US.

There's a page on Le Rex at
http://www.silverscreens.com/rex_en.html
part of the Silver Screens site
http://www.silverscreens.com/index.php
run by a great guy named Denis whom I met & drove up the wall with my junkyard heap of cruddy opera, cajun, & antique colonial French.

Posted by Larry Davis (Member # 609) on 01-09-2004, 08:47 PM:

Thanks for the links, William. Here is the link for Le Grand Rex: http://www.legrandrex.com/ and a section in English: http://www.legrandrex.com/rex/html/etoilesanglais.html For those interested, here is a link for Paris theaters by arrondisement and quartier: http://fr.movies.yahoo.com/cinema/paris.html

Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 01-12-2004, 01:35 AM:

In the forum at the Silver Screens site, they have a thread on getting together for a theater crawl. You could post there or e-mail the webmaster that you're on the way over, & you might get a chaperone or two & perhaps an inside tour.

If you go through England, do NOT get the scrambled egg sandwich. It has cucumbers hidden in it.