Les 7 Parnassiens

Les 7 Parnassiens is a seven-screen cinema located at 98 boulevard du Montparnasse in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, with a second entrance at 16 rue Delambre. It is classified as an Art et Essai (art-house) cinema and is described as the largest and most frequented art-house cinema in Paris, and one of the most important nationally given its history, attendance and programming quality. The venue comprises seven screens, a reception and exhibition space, and an outdoor garden. The cinema was opened by exhibitor Boris Gourevitch on 18 August 1978 in a shopping arcade near Montparnasse, initially with five screens under the name Les 5 Parnassiens. Two additional screens were added in 1979, bringing the total to seven. The cinema underwent a major renovation of its auditoriums in 2020. Programming at Les 7 Parnassiens focuses on auteur films from around the world, systematically presented in their original language with subtitles. Throughout the year the cinema hosts numerous debate evenings, meetings with filmmakers and festivals. It is part of the Multiciné network, which also operates two other Parisian cinemas: L'Elysées Lincoln in the 8th arrondissement and the Cinq Caumartin in the 9th arrondissement. The cinema is accessible via the Montparnasse - Bienvenüe, Vavin and Edgar Quinet metro stations. It has a PMR (reduced mobility) access at 16 rue Delambre and one auditorium (salle 2) accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Les 7 Parnassiens was opened by exhibitor Boris Gourevitch on 18 August 1978 in a shopping arcade near Montparnasse, initially with five screens, under the name Les 5 Parnassiens. Two additional screens were added in 1979, bringing the total to seven. The cinema is located at 98 boulevard du Montparnasse in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, with a second entrance at 16 rue Delambre. It is classified as an Art et Essai cinema and is described as the largest and most frequented art-house cinema in Paris, and one of the most important nationally given its history, attendance and programming quality. The venue comprises seven screens, a reception and exhibition space, and an outdoor garden. The cinema underwent a major renovation of its auditoriums in 2020. It is part of the Multiciné network, which also operates two other Parisian cinemas: L'Elysées Lincoln in the 8th arrondissement and the Cinq Caumartin in the 9th arrondissement. Programming focuses on auteur films from around the world, systematically presented in original version with subtitles, along with numerous debate evenings, meetings with filmmakers and festivals throughout the year. The cinema is accessible via the Montparnasse - Bienvenüe, Vavin and Edgar Quinet metro stations, and has a PMR access at 16 rue Delambre and one auditorium (salle 2) accessible to people with reduced mobility.

• 2020

  Major renovation of the cinema's auditoriums.

• 1979

  Two additional screens added, bringing the total to seven.

• 1978

  Opened by Boris Gourevitch on 18 August as Les 5 Parnassiens with five screens.

Art et Essai cinema focused on auteur films from around the world, presented in original version with subtitles; the largest and most frequented art-house cinema in Paris.

• Art-house film screenings

• Debate evenings and filmmaker Q&As

• Festivals

• Reception and exhibition space

• Outdoor garden

1. 1Accueil — Multiciné Cinémasmulticine.fr
2. 2Sept Parnassiens — Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Sept Parnassiens — Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org