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Film buffs have until midnight tomorrow to take advantage of the Fête du Cinéma, a four-day event which sees ticket prices in cinemas around France reduced to just €4.
Several new release films are being screened, including the horror film It Comes At Night starring Joel Edgerton, romantic drama Everything Everything, Baywatch (Baywatch: Alerte à Malibu in French) starring Zac Efron, or The Mummy (La Momie) starring Tom Cruise. Films that featured in the recent Cannes Film Festival will also be available for viewing.
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The annual four-day event attracts up to three times the number of theatre-goers than at other times of the year. Organisers said 827,000 people attended on Sunday, the first day of the event, and some three to four million people are expected to attend throughout the whole four days. Some 10,000 free tickets are also up for grabs through sponsored competitions while other prizes include trips for two to Hollywood and Bollywood.
French cinemas usually show new release English language films in English with French subtitles. Those that are will be marked with ‘VO’ (version originale) in the cinema’s programme.
To find participating cinemas, visit http://feteducinema.com/ or check out this official trailer of Tom Cruise in The Mummy to give you a taste of what’s on offer.
