Paris Cinema, Curated

For international film lovers in Paris

Paris Cinema, Curated

Personally curated by Benoît.

The screenings, the rooms and the one-off events worth your evening, each with the reason to go and what to know before you book.

Times and language details are checked against official sources. Booking stays with the venue.

What you get

  • Fewer choices. Better reasons.

    Paris offers hundreds of screenings a week. I pick a handful and explain the film, the venue, the version and who each one suits.

  • Built around your evening.

    Tell me when you are free, roughly where you will be and what you enjoy. You get up to three realistic choices, not an endless results page.

  • Human taste, useful technology.

    I make the editorial selection myself. Technology helps me follow the programmes and match what I have chosen to your preferences.

An example of what you get

Example, not a live screening
Benoît’s Choice

Film title

Venue, Latin Quarter

Tonight at 20:30 · Original version · French subtitles · 35 mm

Why I chose it: a rare print in one of the Latin Quarter’s defining repertory cinemas, especially suited to lovers of post-war Japanese film.

Last verified before publication · Check official availability

One standard, applied every week.

I live in Paris and bring every screening back to the same question: would I genuinely recommend this to a friend with one precious evening in the city?

Benoît Dhennin

Five Paris cinema experiences, every Friday.

Rare screenings, legendary venues and practical details in one concise English email.

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No rankings. No pay-to-play picks. No invented schedules. Just a more thoughtful way to experience Paris through cinema.