Cinéma Bellevaux

Cinéma Bellevaux is a cinema located in Lausanne, Switzerland, identified in public data as a cinema in that city. It operates as an independent, single-site movie theatre rather than a national chain, and its programming is built around curated weekly schedules of feature films. The cinema's public identity is closely tied to its weekly programme. Its website publishes a rolling weekly schedule running from Wednesday to Tuesday, listing individual screenings with day, time, director, production year, country of production, format, language/subtitle information, running time and age rating. This level of detail — for example, a screening of a Swiss documentary in DCP with original version and French subtitles, or an international co-production presented in its original language with French subtitles — is characteristic of an arthouse or repertory cinema that serves a cinephile audience rather than a mainstream multiplex. Its programming leans heavily toward contemporary auteur and festival cinema from Europe and beyond. The titles advertised on its homepage include films from Switzerland, Turkey, France, the Netherlands, Greece, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Germany, the United States, Austria, Romania, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Japan and Belgium, shown in original version with French subtitles (VOstFR). This mix of countries and the presence of directors such as Cristian Mungiu, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Emin Alper, Markus Schleinzer, Nicolas Steiner, Kent Jones and Anne-Frédérique Widmann indicate a strong commitment to international art cinema. As a local cinema, Cinéma Bellevaux functions as a cultural venue within Lausanne, contributing to the city's independent film exhibition scene. It is not presented in the available evidence as part of a large corporate group, and no ownership, founding date or executive information is provided in the sources consulted. Its primary commercial offering is ticketed film screenings, supported by an online programme that allows audiences to consult the weekly schedule. The available evidence does not establish the cinema's founding year, ownership structure, number of screens or corporate affiliations. What is clear is its role as an active exhibitor of original-language, subtitled cinema in Lausanne, with a programme that changes weekly and spans European and global arthouse releases.

Cinéma Bellevaux is a cinema in Lausanne, Switzerland. Public data identifies it simply as a cinema in that city, and its own website presents it as an active exhibitor with a weekly programme. The available evidence does not record a founding date, founder, ownership history or corporate milestones, so its history can only be described in terms of its current activity and programming identity. The cinema operates a weekly schedule that runs from Wednesday to Tuesday, published on its website under the heading of the current week's dates. This format — a rolling weekly programme — is typical of independent and arthouse cinemas that curate their slate week by week rather than committing to long, multiplex-style runs. The programme lists each screening with precise metadata: day and time, film title, director, production year, country or countries of production, exhibition format (DCP), language and subtitle status (VOstFR, meaning original version with French subtitles), running time in minutes, and age rating. The films advertised on the homepage illustrate the cinema's editorial profile. They include Swiss productions and co-productions such as "Freedom – Le destin de Shewit" by Anne-Frédérique Widmann (2026, Switzerland) and "Drowak" by Nicolas Steiner (2025, Switzerland/Germany); European auteur titles such as "Salvation" by Emin Alper (2026, Turkey/France/Netherlands/Greece/Sweden/Saudi Arabia), "Rose" by Markus Schleinzer (2026, Austria/Germany), "Fjord" by Cristian Mungiu (2026, Romania/France/Norway/Denmark/Finland/Sweden) and "Soudain" by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (2026, Japan/France/Germany/Belgium); and English-language or American-linked work such as "Late Fame" by Kent Jones (2026, United States/France). This range of countries and directors places the cinema within the international arthouse circuit. Because the evidence is limited to the cinema's own programme page and a brief public-data description, no further historical detail — such as renovations, changes of ownership, expansions, or anniversaries — can be stated without speculation. What can be said is that Cinéma Bellevaux continues to operate as a venue for original-language, subtitled cinema in Lausanne, with a programme that changes weekly and draws on films from across Europe and the wider world.

Independent arthouse cinema in Lausanne screening international and European films in original version with French subtitles.

• Weekly film programme (Wednesday to Tuesday)

  A rolling weekly schedule listing screenings with day, time, director, year, country, format, subtitles, running time and age rating.

• Original version with French subtitles (VOstFR) screenings

  International and European films shown in their original language with French subtitles.

1. 1Cinema Bellevaux - Mercredi 23.09 – Mardi 29.09cinemabellevaux.ch
2. 2Cinéma Bellevauxwikidata.org