Paris’ giant drive-in cinema
By Kim Laidlaw
The iconic Parisian landmark, Le Grand Palais, will be hosting the biggest drive-in cinema event in a capital city this June. (Kim Laidlaw)
Le Grand Palais, the vast steel-and-glass structure just off the Champs Elysées, will become an ephemeral drive-in cinema for 12 days in June – converting the immense nave into a giant movie theatre inside one Paris’ most iconic monuments.
From 10 to 21 June, the transformed Cinema Paradiso will be the biggest drive-in ever seen in a capital city, welcoming up to 1,000 visitors per movie to the 12,000sqm space, with a programme that will show cult films ranging from Taxi Driver to Back to the Future to The Big Lebowski on a huge 25sqm screen. Visitors can snuggle up in cute pre-parked Fiat 500 cars to watch the film, or settle into classic cinema seats or deckchairs.
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