Every summer, Parisians traipse up to the ultramodern Parc de la Villette in northern Paris with blankets and folding chairs to take advantage of celluloid in the breeze. The open-air cinema, or "cinéma en plein air", is generally free and hosts at least one show each evening for around a month in July and August, with a program chock full of both classics and recent hits. Many of the films are shown in English, too.

Pack a picnic and a blanket and come enjoy a good movie under the stars. Movies begin at sundown. All screenings are shown in original version with French subtitles (except for French films, which are not offered with subtitles). 

2015 Program at the Parc de la Villette: Cinema en Plein Air

Moviegoers can enjoy free admission to open-air cinema every evening at the Parc de la Villette from July 22nd through August 23rd, 2015. Chaises longues are available for a small charge. This year, the theme is "Home Cinema". The park will be screening free classics and contemporary favorites on the theme of homes and houses of the familiar and uncanny variety,  including Roman Polanski's "The Ghost Writer", "Human Resources" (The Dardenne Brothers), "Rebecca" (Alfred Hitchcock), Far from Paradise (Todd Haynes), "Caché"(Michael Haneke), "Take Shelter" (Jeff Nichols), "Last Days" (Gus Van Sant), "Le Mepris" (Jean-Luc Godard), "The Haunting" (Hitchcock), "Shutter Island" (Martin Scorsese), "The Shining" (Stanley Kubrick), "Moulin Rouge" (Baz Luhrmann), and many others.

For complete details on the 2015 program: Call the event organizers for details at +33(0)140 037 575, or visit the official website to download the program (in French).

Practical Information on the Open-Air Cinema: How to Get There

• Location: Main entrance at the Cité de Sciences et de L'Industrie, 30 rue Corentin-Cariou, 19th arrondissement.
  Metro: Porte de la Villette or Porte de Pantin (Line 5 or 7)