In the 70s, there were 65 movie theatres on the Champs-Élysées. Today, there are only five left. One of the ambitions of this festival is the bring audiences back to these legendary venues to discover a bold cinema, to encounter major figures of cinema, to take part to movie premieres and masterclasses and to enjoy our incredible rooftop, exceptionally open during the festival. We also remain faithful to our icon, Marilyn Monroe, who has shone her magnetism, her intelligence and her modernity on the festival for over 10 years now.

Dans les années 70, les Champs-Elysées comptaient 65 salles de cinéma. Aujourd’hui il n’en reste que cinq. L’une des ambitions de ce festival est de faire revenir le public dans ces salles mythiques afin de découvrir un cinéma audacieux, de faire des rencontres inédites avec de grands noms du cinéma, d’assister à des avants premières et des masterclass et de profiter de notre formidable rooftop exceptionnellement accessible durant le festival. Nous sommes également fidèles à notre égérie Marilyn Monroe qui nous accompagne de son magnétisme, de son intelligence et de sa modernité depuis plus de 10 ans.

As Eric Emmanuel Schmitt reminds us, “Why has cinema been invented? To persuade people that life has the shape of a story. To pretend that, amongst the disorded events we undergo, there is a beginning, a middle, and an end. Cinema replaces religions, puts order where there is chaos, introduces reason within the absurd.”

I wish you a very beautiful week of dreams and happiness.”

– Sophie Dulac, President of Chamos-Élysées Film Festival