Lyon Activities: Cinemas

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• Institut Lumière, Rue du Premier Film, 69008 Lyon (M: Monplaisir-Lumière), ☎ 04 78 78 18 95, www.institut-lumiere.org. The museum also has a theatre showing thematic series of cinema masterpieces (in original version). The theatre is in the former Lumière factory, which was the scenery of the first movie in history (La sortie des usines Lumière).

• Comoedia, 13 avenue Berthelot, 69007 Lyon (T: Centre Berthelot), ☎ 04 26 99 45 00, www.cinema-comoedia.com. After a few years of closure followed by refurbishment works, this independent cinema is now very comfortable and has a relatively avant-garde programme. All foreign movies are shown in original version.

• CNP, Bellecour: 12 rue de la Barre, 69002 Lyon; Terreaux: 40 rue du Président Edouard Herriot, 69001 Lyon (M: Bellecour,Hôtel de Ville). Two independent cinemas; the Bellecour branch has the most avant-garde programme. All foreign movies in original version.

• Pathé, www.cinemasgaumontpathe.fr. This major national firm has four cinemas in Lyon (Cordeliers, Bellecour, Vaise, Carré de Soie) offering essentially American blockbusters and mainstream French movies. The Cordeliers branch has foreign films in original version.

• UGC, www.ugc.fr. The other major cinema firm, has three cinemas in Lyon (Part-Dieu, Cité Internationale, Astoria). The Astoria (M: Masséna) has foreign movies in original version.

• www.institut-lumiere.org
• www.cinema-comoedia.com
• www.cinemasgaumontpathe.fr
• www.ugc.fr