For viewers who want to skip the previews and commercials, many listings include how many minutes into the seance the film begins. Unless you plan to arrive in Paris on Wednesday, you can study the film offerings in advance by consulting Cine Fil Sommaire , which covers the same ground as the Pariscope movie listings and has various search features. For both Pariscope and Cine Fil Sommaire, you'll need to be able to read some French. Cite Les Halles, a 15 screen behemoth in the Forum Les Halles. The seats in the Grande Salle are highly tiered, and they have individual numbers embossed on their upholstery.
Speakers ring the room.
Perhaps owing to the number of screens, Cine Cite forsakes the customary snack girl walking the aisles in favor of American style snack bars, one on each level. Lubitsch appears to be a mainstay in Paris. This year they have moved to sister theater Action Ecoles, in the fifth. We suspect they will stick around long enough for us to see all of them on subsequent trips. We had hoped to see Branagh's four hour Hamlet on a big screen in Paris, but all we got was the familiar preview.