Search

Theaters News Links

Advanced search
 

Theater Guide

Now listing 26,624 theaters & 1,598 photos… more
Browse by...
 

Add Your Cinema Treasure!

Add Theater
Add Photo (offline)
Add Theater News
 
 

Recent Comments

Nov 21 Brooklyn… (298)
Nov 21 Regal Cinema (8)
Nov 21 Stratford Theater (26)
Nov 21 Egyptian 24 (35)
Nov 21 Gateway Theater (65)
Nov 21 Ramova Theater (48)
Nov 21 Mayfair Cinema (3)
Nov 21 AMC Loews… (50)
Nov 21 Paramount Theatre (9)
Nov 21 Starlighter… (1)
 
 
 
  Discover. Preserve. Protect.

Cinema de Paris

Montreal, Quebec
896 Rue Sainte Catherine W
, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 620
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
Cinema de Paris
Recent exterior view of the The Cin�ma de Paris (taken circa 1996)
Photo courtesy of Van Thournout
The Cinema de Paris opened in 1968 and closed in 1997 when the landlord refused to heat the theater.

The policy was French language films into the mid-1970's, then English repertory programming until closing in 1997.

In 1981, "Calgulia" was shown at the theater with many people coming in from Toronto where it was banned by the Ontario censor board.

This cinema was opened by Michel Custom, sold to Odeon, and later to Famous Players and then, sold again.

The Cinema split into three screens in 1989.
Contributed by Chad Irish, Ross Melnick


YOUR COMMENTS

 
The Picture shown on this page is for the Cinema de Paris in Quebec City,

The landlord's name is SITQ, and it was never split in three screens like the one in Quebec.
posted by Mike Rivest on Dec 17, 2003 at 4:24pm
Here is a photo of the Cinéma de Paris, between Dunn's and Chicken Charlie. I took this around 1989. I believe the only movie I ever saw here was the magnificent "Molière" by Ariane Mnouchkine, made in 1978. Can someone confirm that it played there?
posted by Gerald A. DeLuca on Apr 11, 2005 at 7:38am
This Cinema de Paris seems to be in a different location on Rue Sainte Catherine from the one I just posted above. Can anyone clarify?
This old postcard also shows several other Rue Saint Catherine movie theatres that include the Cinema de Paris, Palace, Capitol, Strand, Loew's.
posted by Gerald A. DeLuca on Apr 12, 2005 at 10:17am
posted by Gerald A. DeLuca on Apr 12, 2005 at 7:33am
Although I haven't lived in Montreal in quite some time, I seem to recall that the Capitol theatre was located to the left of Dunn's restaurant, a couple of doors down. The photo doesn't show it and either it was already demolished or is out of view. It does clearly show the Cinema de Paris to the right of Dunn's, so I can only assume that the Cinema de Paris relocated from the location shown in the post card view of the Ste Catherine street scene or it's a case of artistic licence in the post card rendering.
posted by sam_e on Apr 12, 2005 at 10:45am
in Montreal there were 2 different "Cinéma de Paris"

this postcard refers to the old Cinema de Paris (which was owned by France-Film) at 694 St. Catherine W (now club supersexe)
from my website at www.movie-theatre.org

Colonial
AKA: Connaugut, Regal, Roxy, Cinéma de Paris, Newsreel, Victory
694 St. Catherine West Metro McGill
Opened 1912 renamed Connaught 1915,
renamed Regal 1920,
renamed Roxy 1932
renamed Cinéma de Paris 1933-1941, 1945-1960,
Renamed Newsreel 1941,
renamed Victory 1943-1945,
Club Supersexe now occupy this building.
posted by Mike Rivest on Apr 12, 2005 at 3:18pm
Mike,
I can do it if you don't care to. Thaks for the clarification.
posted by Gerald A. DeLuca on Apr 12, 2005 at 3:44pm
Can anybody help me?

I saw Forest Gump at a cinema somewhere along Ste Catherines in '94.
I'm pretty sure it was around there, anyhow, because we went to Nickels for dinner that night.

I was 14 at the time, and all I recall is going up a narrowish stairwell to a small box office, where the cinemas were. Does anyone know which theatre this might've been?
posted by Elissa Hamilton on Nov 15, 2009 at 9:50am
Comment
*

Notify me when someone replies to my comment?
Note: Please read our comment policy before posting. Comments which are off-topic, obscene, spam, or personal attacks will be removed. Help us keep the discussion productive!