Écoles Cinéma Club

Écoles Cinéma Club is an independent art-house cinema located at 23, rue des Écoles in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was opened in October 1977 after the conversion and restructuring of several small businesses — a bookshop and a travel agency — into two screens, one of which was named Nickel Écoles. In its early years the cinema specialised in repertory screenings of American films. In 1982 the two screens were united under a single name and became part of the Action Cinéma group. The cinema has changed hands and names several times. In 2011 the filmmaker Jean-Pierre Mocky bought the then Action Écoles and renamed it Le Desperado, giving a prominent place in the programme to classic French cinema and to Mocky's own films. On 1 July 2017 it was bought and renamed Écoles 21 by Ronald Chammah, who already owned the Christine 21 cinema. It closed for renovation work on 20 February 2019 and reopened on 5 June of the same year under its current name, Écoles Cinéma Club. Today the cinema is dedicated to the heritage cinemas of France, the United States and Italy, while also working to distribute world cinema, notably from Africa and Asia. Its programme combines recent films, themed film clubs and festivals. It is accessible by Paris Métro lines 7 and 10 at Jussieu station, and by line 10 at Maubert–Mutualité or Cardinal Lemoine stations.

Écoles Cinéma Club opened in October 1977 at 23, rue des Écoles in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, after several small businesses — a bookshop and a travel agency — were taken over and restructured to create two screens. One of the screens was named Nickel Écoles, and the cinema devoted itself to presenting American films in repertory. In 1982 the two screens were united under a single name and became part of the Action Cinéma group. In 2011 the filmmaker Jean-Pierre Mocky bought the cinema, then called Action Écoles, and renamed it Le Desperado. Under Mocky, the programming gave a large place to classic French cinema as well as to Mocky's own films. The cinema was bought and renamed Écoles 21 on 1 July 2017 by Ronald Chammah, who already owned the Christine 21 cinema. It closed for renovation work on 20 February 2019 and reopened on 5 June of the same year under the name Écoles Cinéma Club. The cinema is specialised in the heritage cinemas of France, the United States and Italy, and also works to distribute world cinema, notably from Africa and Asia, by offering recent films, themed film clubs and festivals. It is accessible by Paris Métro lines 7 and 10 at Jussieu station, and by line 10 at Maubert–Mutualité or Cardinal Lemoine stations.

• 2019

  Closes for renovation on 20 February and reopens on 5 June as Écoles Cinéma Club.

• 2017

  On 1 July, Ronald Chammah buys and renames the cinema Écoles 21.

• 2011

  Filmmaker Jean-Pierre Mocky buys the cinema (then Action Écoles) and renames it Le Desperado.

• 1982

  The two screens are united under a single name and become part of the Action Cinéma group.

• 1977

  Cinema opens in October after restructuring of small businesses into two screens, one named Nickel Écoles.

Independent art-house cinema (salle d'art et d'essai) in the Latin Quarter of Paris, focused on heritage and world cinema.

• Art-house and repertory film screenings

• Themed film clubs

• Film festivals

1. 1Écoles Cinéma Club — Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Écoles Cinéma Club — Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org
3. 3Official websitepariscinemaclub.com