The Paris Theater (New York)
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The Paris Theater is an American film theatre
, located in the Manhattan
borough
of New York City
, New York
. A single-screen theatre, it is one of New York City's venues for showing non-English-language films in their original language.
on September 13, 1948, when actress Marlene Dietrich
cut the inaugural ribbon in the presence of the U.S. Ambassador to France
.
Located at Four West 58th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues
in Midtown Manhattan
, it has specialized in foreign (especially French-language
) and independent films. It is located across the street from The Plaza Hotel.
The theatre has been a destination for many of the city's intellectuals and movie connoisseurs, as motion pictures by directors including Federico Fellini
and Franco Zeffirelli
were shown.
, a New York City–based real-estate developer and owner.
As of 2009, City Cinemas was the theatre's operator.
Movie theater
A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....
, located in the Manhattan
Manhattan
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borough
Borough (New York City)
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of New York City
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, New York
New York
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. A single-screen theatre, it is one of New York City's venues for showing non-English-language films in their original language.
History
The theatre was opened by Pathé CinemaPathé
Pathé or Pathé Frères is the name of various French businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France.-History:...
on September 13, 1948, when actress Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich was a German-American actress and singer.Dietrich remained popular throughout her long career by continually re-inventing herself, professionally and characteristically. In the Berlin of the 1920s, she acted on the stage and in silent films...
cut the inaugural ribbon in the presence of the U.S. Ambassador to France
United States Ambassador to France
This article is about the United States Ambassador to France. There has been a United States Ambassador to France since the American Revolution. The United States sent its first envoys to France in 1776, towards the end of the four-centuries-old Bourbon dynasty...
.
Located at Four West 58th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues
Sixth Avenue (Manhattan)
Sixth Avenue – officially Avenue of the Americas, although this name is seldom used by New Yorkers – is a major thoroughfare in New York City's borough of Manhattan, on which traffic runs northbound, or "uptown"...
in Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square...
, it has specialized in foreign (especially French-language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
) and independent films. It is located across the street from The Plaza Hotel.
The theatre has been a destination for many of the city's intellectuals and movie connoisseurs, as motion pictures by directors including Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
and Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli KBE is an Italian director and producer of films and television. He is also a director and designer of operas and a former senator for the Italian center-right Forza Italia party....
were shown.
Management and ownership
In the early 1990s, Pathé lost its lease. Loews Theatres then took over the operation and it underwent a name change until 1994 when the space was purchased by Sheldon SolowSheldon Solow
-Biography:He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended New York University but dropped out. In 1972, he invested in what became the Solow Building, which houses KKR and Apollo Global Management....
, a New York City–based real-estate developer and owner.
As of 2009, City Cinemas was the theatre's operator.
See also
- 1948 in architecture1948 in architectureThe year 1948 in architecture involved some significant events.-Buildings:* The Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado is completed.* Mampong Teacher's Training College and Prempeh College, Kumasi, both in Ghana, by Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew....
- Culture of New York CityCulture of New York CityThe culture of New York City is reflected by the city's size and variety. Many American cultural movements first emerged in the city. The Harlem Renaissance established the African-American renaissance in the United States, while American modern dance developed in New York in the early 20th century...
- List of theaters in New York