Paris Plages (Plages de Paris) opened this year with a film screened on the banks of the Seine, as the city faces the COVID-19 pandemic.
MK2 Cinemas has partnered with the city of Paris to host this year’s event.
“For years, we’ve been creating operations to get cinemas out of theaters as a promotional tool, and after a few months of lockdown, we thought we needed a way to tell other people and tell the world that cinemas are open in Paris, that Paris is one of the world’s capitals of cinema, and also to create a path for them to spend a glorious night with their families Elisha Karmitz, CEO of MK2 Cinemas, said.
On Saturday, others watched the 2018 French comedy “The Big Bath” from boats or hammocks on the banks of the Seine. Some said they felt safer on an exam.
“I once went back to the movies, dressed in a mask, but I have to admit there’s still some apprehension to go back to the movies,” said Luc Bouvier, one of the participants. “But here, since it’s a projection, there’s less doubt, you feel safer.”
Paris Plages is an annual occasion held in July and August, whose roads along the Seine are closed to remodel the promenade on a seafront.
The occasion began in 2002 through the newly elected Socialist mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe, to help others cope with the summer heat in the city.