Starry nights with free Open Air Cinema

(MH) Following the success of the past years, the Luxembourg City Cinémathèque's City Open Air Cinema will return to the capital from July 24 to August 15, taking place under the stars of cool summer nights.

The Open Air Cinema will be shown at two different locations, with one outside the Grand-Ducal Palace and one in the more intimate courtyard of the Capucins Theatre. Giant screens, more than 500 seats and free entry will guarantee an ultimate outdoor cinema experience. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase thanks to a collaboration with the Chocolate House and the Capucins Café and so-called Open Air Survival Kits will be handed to the audience in case of bad weather. 

The screenings outside the Palace take place from July 24 - August 1 and the Capucins Theatre welcomes guests during the weekends of August 6-8 and August 13-15. All screenings start at 9.30pm.

With a total of 15 films, the programme offers something for everyone who fancies a cosy movie night in a cool and starry scenery. Lovers of old classics will enjoy films such as Gentleman Prefer Blondes, starring Marilyn Monroe, and The Troops of St. Tropez, starring Louis de Funès. Fans of the Rocky Horror Picture Show will be handed fan bags whose content remains secret until the screening. Guardians of the Galaxy and Cinderella are among the more recent films that will take the audience to different worlds.

While all movies are shown in their original version, most also feature subtitles so that everyone can enjoy the experience. For full programme, see below.

City Open Air Cinema with Orange @Grand-Ducal Palace

July 24- August 1; 9.30pm

• Friday, July 24: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 1953, original version, French subtitles (starring Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn)
• Saturday, July 25: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975, original version, French subtitles (starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Botswick) – free fan-bags are distributed
• Sunday, July 26: Vertigo, 1958, original version, French subtitles (starring James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes)
• Monday, July 27: Guardians of the Galaxy, 2014, original version, French subtitles (starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel)
• Tuesday, July 28: The Third Man, 1949, original version, French subtitles (starring Joseph Cotton, Orson Welles, Alida Valli) – new restored version on the occasion of Orson Welles' 100th birthday
• Wednesday, July 29: Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez ('The Troops of St. Tropez'), 1964, original version (starring Louis de Funès, Geneviève Grad, Michel Galabru)
• Thursday, July 30: Cinderella, 2015, original version, French subtitles (starring Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter)
• Friday, July 31: Back to the Future, 1985, original version, French subtitles (starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson)
• Saturday, August 1: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1980, original version, French subtitles (starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Wolf Kahler)

City Open Air Cinema with Orange @ Capucins Theatre

August 6-8 and August 13-15; 9.30pm

• Thursday, August 6: Terminator, 1984, original version, French subtitles (starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton)
• Friday, August 7: To Be or Not to Be, 1942, original version, French subtitles (starring Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack)
• Saturday, August 8: The Big Lebowski, 1998, original version, French subtitles (starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro)
• Thursday, August 13: Taxi Driver, 1976, original version, French subtitles (starring Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster)
• Friday, August 14: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort ('The Young Girls of Rochefort') 1967, original version, French subtitles (starring Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac, Michel Piccoli, Gene Kelly, George Chakiris)
• Saturday, August 15: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, 2005, original version, French subtitles (starring Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, John Malkovich)

For more information, visit

www.cinematheque.lu

www.vdl.lu