The current cover, under the banner of the Gaumont-Parnassus
It looks great this movie septuagenarian, ideally situated on a very busy artery of the Montparnasse district , with its beautiful marble canopy and stately hall! The
Miramar opened in November 1938 on the site of a former brewery.
was at that time a one-room facility with 1000 seats, with balcony, situated in a neighborhood badly famed and frequented by wildlife underworld as was often use around the railway stations ...
Belle nightlife in the '40s, before the Miramar, and the Montparnasse Pathé-right (Photo posted with permission of John Paul Machura)
In 1955 at the time the photo was taken of the postcard below, one could watch movies in Widescreen ...
Front in 1955 - Collection Philippe Celerier
the mid-'60s, the local cinema hall is converted back into first-run.
In 1972, the single room is divided into two rooms: one room for 550 cars at the site of the old orchestra, and a second with 350 seats in the old balcony.
In 1980 a third room is created without modifying existing two beautiful rooms, location of a former apartment. Not much interest in terms of comfort, it's a room full length of 100 seats, equipped with a rear projection system.
The facade 1993 long specialized in films in French public, the Miramar has now directed to the original version.
The facade in 1996 It was renamed for a long name that suits him badly (a specialty of the house unfortunately !)...
Today, this complex of three rooms represents 1/7th of the mega-multiplex "Gaumont-Parnassus," which has absorbed in passing the "Montparnos" and "Montparnasse-Bienvenue", whose survival seems hypothetical!
Location: Paris 14th - 3, rue du Depart
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