French 9.5 group projections

[Dominique De Bast]

This thread is the continuation of the one started on the previous version of this forum. As a reminder, the monthly projections start in October and end in May. There are held in Paris (to be precise in Boulogne, about 10 minutes walk from the closer metro station ; the address is : salle des Abondances 49 rue Saint Denis 92100 Boulogne Billancourt). There is usually one or two amateur film, then a feature. As expected, all is in French, except for a very limited number of films who were released by Pathé in English with French subtitles. The projections may sadly end in a near future as a consequence of a new French law that forces organizators of public events to have one person dedicated for the safety, even if it's irrelevant like for the projections. It costs a lot of money to rent a professional just to be there. Unofficially, I heard that the projections may be kept until May but the site of the French club has not scheduled anything for 2020, yet. There is still a hope that a kind of exemption could be given but so far it looks like that will not be the case. The next (and hopefully not the last) projection will be on Tuesday 17 December at 2:30 pm. The feature that will be projected is La cage aux rossignols.

[Simon Wyss]

What a sad world. I was a professional projectionist, actually still am because I can walk into any cinema of the world and screen a film. Bureaucrats try to strangle everything natural, especially common sense.

[Dominique De Bast]

I completely agree, Simon. Sadly, I have to report that due to hard strike in France, the projection scheduled on next Tuesday has been cancelled. The films that were programmed will be shown in January.

[Dominique De Bast]

The projection is confirmed for next Tuesday. The main film will be La cage aux rossignols.

[Dominique De Bast]

The lady who takes care of the posters could not access the place where the projections are held so someone from there made one. There is a mistake about the time 3 pm instead of 2:30 pm but time isn't as précise here as in Anglo-saxons or Germanic countries 😉

[Dominique De Bast]

Sorry, the picture of the poster was missing in my preceeding message

[Dominique De Bast]

Today's programmation

The "cinéma"
Better with the screen

[Dominique De Bast]

Unfortunately, all "unnecessary" activities are suspended for the moment at the place where the projections are held, so the next "séance" is cancelled and the next ones will depend on the situation regarding the Coronavirus...

[Janice Glesser]

It's unfortunate dominique that these activities have to be postponed...but a necessary precaution to help detour the spread of the Coronavirus.

[Dominique De Bast]

Indeed, Janice. Also, in French-speaking Belgium and in France (like in many other Latin countries), people tend, unlike in Anglo-saxons countries) to kiss to say hello, which helps the virus to spread. That habit has to be putten into brackets for the next weeks (or months ?)...