Hello beautiful people, here's to another week of links I think you'll like. First we go to the cinema. There's something special about snuggling into a cosy soft large seat before a huge screen and being transported to faraway places, into different lives and social realms, even into the imaginable make-believe world, sometimes dreaming of who or what we might have done, or who'd we might have become. Inserting ourselves into the world of cinema is a glorious thing.
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Cinema 28 in Montmartre - I love this historical avant-garde cinema in Montmartre and its stylish hidden cafe and garden. A perfect place to catch up over a drink before your movie. It's also the theatre featured in the acclaimed film of Amélie Poulain with Audrey Tautou. Watch a movie here when next in Paris and step into the world of Amélie.
Lost in Frenchlation - Lost in Frenchlation "opens up the world of French cinema to the international community by screening French films with English subtitles in some of the most iconic independent cinemas in Paris. Each event is much more than just a film screening — it’s a full cultural experience, including drinks to meet new people coming from all around the world, Q&As with film crews, stand-up comedy, or even movie-themed walking tours."
Fragments of Paris - Here's an art exhibition with a difference - imagine collecting torn advertising posters from around the city you live in and creating an exhibition out of your collection. Settling in Paris in 1950, Jacques Villeglé travelled the city collecting torn posters, visual markers inseparable from Parisian identity since the 18th century. The exhibition invites the viewer to follow the artist's Parisian wanderings through torn posters. On show at the very beautiful Musée Carnavalet from 14 October 2026 to 14 February 2027.
Bayeux Tapestry in Britain - After more than 1,000 years, the 70 metre long ancient medieval hand-embroidered Bayeux Tapestry depicting the conquest of England in 1066 by William, Duke of Normandy, has returned to Britain. It's on show at the British Museum until 11 July 2027, so if you're heading to Bayeux before July next year, remember you'll not be able to see the tapestry.
