Majestic Passy

Majestic Passy is an independent cinema located at 18, rue de Passy in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is classified as an "art et essai" (art-house) cinema and is managed by the company Dulac Cinémas, formerly known as Les Écrans de Paris. The cinema first opened on 23 November 1937 as Royal Passy, with a 750-seat auditorium on the first floor of the building. It was renamed Broadway in 1977, by which time the capacity had been reduced to 460 seats. The cinema closed on 27 April 1982 and was converted into a fur shop called Fourrures de la Madeleine. In 1994, it was purchased by Les Écrans de Paris, which undertook renovation work, including installing a 13-metre panoramic screen in the main auditorium. It reopened on 26 October 1994 with a programme featuring Pulp Fiction. The cinema now has three screens with 318, 171, and 148 seats respectively, and as of 2018 it was the only cinema in the 16th arrondissement. Over the years, critic and journalist Alain Riou hosted a ciné-club there, and the cinema was home to an art-house film festival called "Passy Paradiso." Today, Majestic Passy offers family-friendly and mainstream programming while maintaining a commitment to quality and showing films in their original version with subtitles. It regularly hosts "Ciné-ma différence" screenings for people with disabilities, Connaissance du monde lecture series, and meetings, particularly around Hispanic cinema. The cinema is accessible via Paris Métro lines 6 (Passy station) and 9 (La Muette station), as well as several bus lines.

The cinema opened on 23 November 1937 as Royal Passy, with a 750-seat auditorium on the first floor of the building at 18, rue de Passy in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. In 1977 it was renamed Broadway, and by then the capacity had been reduced to 460 seats. The cinema closed on 27 April 1982 and the premises were converted into a fur shop called Fourrures de la Madeleine. In 1994, the company Les Écrans de Paris purchased the cinema and carried out renovation work, including the installation of a 13-metre panoramic screen in the main auditorium. It reopened on 26 October 1994 with a programme featuring Pulp Fiction. The cinema now has three screens with 318, 171, and 148 seats respectively. As of 2018, it was the only cinema in the 16th arrondissement. The cinema belongs to the Dulac Cinémas network, formerly known as Les Écrans de Paris. For many years, critic and journalist Alain Riou hosted a ciné-club there, and the cinema hosted an art-house film festival called "Passy Paradiso." Today, Majestic Passy offers family-friendly and mainstream programming while maintaining a commitment to quality and showing films in their original version with subtitles. It regularly hosts "Ciné-ma différence" screenings for people with disabilities, Connaissance du monde lecture series, and meetings, particularly around Hispanic cinema.

• 2018

  Noted as the only cinema in the 16th arrondissement.

• 1994

  Purchased by Les Écrans de Paris; reopened on 26 October with Pulp Fiction.

• 1982

  Closed on 27 April; converted into a fur shop.

• 1977

  Renamed Broadway; capacity reduced to 460 seats.

• 1937

  Opened as Royal Passy with a 750-seat auditorium.

Independent art-house cinema with family-friendly and mainstream programming, committed to quality and original-language films.

• Cinema screenings

• Art-house films

• Family films

• Original version with subtitles screenings

• Ciné-ma différence screenings

• Connaissance du monde lectures

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2. 2Majestic Passy - Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org