Many of what used to smaller or bigger movie theatres have during the latest decades been replaced by supermarkets, McDonald's and other activities. Here are some examples.
There are a few which have survived. I have made a post about one of the more remarkable ones, with an interesting history since 1928, with lampposts designed by Jean Cocteau… Studio 28. Another one is the Ciné 13, belonging to director and producer Claude Lelouch, however not only showing films, but also producing theatre plays. Both these are modest in size and you can find them in the Montmartre area.
This is about a third one, Le Brady, which is situated on Boulevard de Strasbourg (see map below). Since the 50’s, it used to be a theatre specialized in horror films, but has since 1994 been taken over by another film director, screenwriter and producer, Jean-Pierre Mocky. He has been very productive since the 60’s with some 50 films, sometimes also acting. He is perhaps not abroad among the most famous French film makers and far from all his films have been big commercial successes, but some have, and many of the local actors have loved to work with him, like Bourvil, Michel Serrault, Francis Blanche, Fernandel, Michel Simon, … but also Jeanne Moreau, Catherine Deneuve…
Mocky used to mainly show his own films in this theatre, but today the choice is mixed. Actually, there are different films, maybe ten, shown alternatively in two small studios, of which one seats only 40, the one I went to (three seats occupied).
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