Post by marshamae on Mar 26, 2017 18:44:08 GMT
www.offi.fr/theatre/theatre-ranelagh-3057.html
I was taken to the first film that I remember In the early 50's. I consider myself fortunate to have had grand movie palaces, neighborhood theaters and great TV movie programs like Saturday Night at the Movies. When I hit college, retro film series, art house theaters and theaters like the Thalia in New York that showed many different films a day, curated by students of art and communication were the rage and Cincinnati, my home town, had plenty of these.
But my best film viewing experience in theaters came when I was in Paris. There were the grand theaters in the Champs Elysées, and the Relais theaters, tiny little theaters near the Sorbonne that showed 10 different classics a day. It was a great chance to see wonderful films on the big screen.
The best was the Theatre Ranelagh in the 15th, across from the Eiffel Tower, seen in the link above You got there by walking through a little residential neighborhood full of lovely Art Deco buildings . The Theater had a limestone exterior, but the inside was all red velvet and beautiful woodwork with intricate carving. The usher looked like Rasputin, tall and emaciated with a tiny black beard. They showed newsreels and shorts ,then the lights came up and they came around selling the most delicious Eskimo pies , grand marnier ice cream covered in velvety dark chocolate. Then the lights would go down as the feature came on. The first film I saw there was I married a Witch. It seemed a perfect film for this magical theater. It's still going as a concert venue.
I was taken to the first film that I remember In the early 50's. I consider myself fortunate to have had grand movie palaces, neighborhood theaters and great TV movie programs like Saturday Night at the Movies. When I hit college, retro film series, art house theaters and theaters like the Thalia in New York that showed many different films a day, curated by students of art and communication were the rage and Cincinnati, my home town, had plenty of these.
But my best film viewing experience in theaters came when I was in Paris. There were the grand theaters in the Champs Elysées, and the Relais theaters, tiny little theaters near the Sorbonne that showed 10 different classics a day. It was a great chance to see wonderful films on the big screen.
The best was the Theatre Ranelagh in the 15th, across from the Eiffel Tower, seen in the link above You got there by walking through a little residential neighborhood full of lovely Art Deco buildings . The Theater had a limestone exterior, but the inside was all red velvet and beautiful woodwork with intricate carving. The usher looked like Rasputin, tall and emaciated with a tiny black beard. They showed newsreels and shorts ,then the lights came up and they came around selling the most delicious Eskimo pies , grand marnier ice cream covered in velvety dark chocolate. Then the lights would go down as the feature came on. The first film I saw there was I married a Witch. It seemed a perfect film for this magical theater. It's still going as a concert venue.