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Performance
15 A2
La Pagode
oriental art-house cinema
57 rue de Babylone, 7ème
01 45 55 48 48 Film times vary: call for details
Shipped over brick-by-brick from Japan in 1895, this
striking pagoda, complete with an ornamental Japanese
garden, became a cinema in the 1930s. Jean Cocteau
chose it for the premiere of his
Le Testament d'Orphée
in 1959. Now classified a historical monument, it has
two screens and shows recent independent films.
10 G4
Forum des Images
Paris on film
Forum des Halles (Porte Eustache), 1er • 01 44 76 62 00
www.forumdesimages.net Research room open 1-9 daily
This centre archives films, documentaries, adverts
and newsreels - anything connected with Paris.
Visitors can search the database of some 6,500 films
(from Lumière brothers shorts to
Superman II
) to
watch on a personal screen. The cinema also screens
several films a day in themed programmes. Adm
17 B1
Le Point Virgule
small-scale comedy
7 rue St-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 4ème • 01 42 78 67 03
www.netkiri.com Performances at 8, 9:15 and 10:30pm daily
This tiny Marais
café-théâtre
organizes a prolific
programme of one- and two-man comedy shows. From
packed rows of slightly uncomfortable benches, spec-
tators watch impromptu sketches, humour-spiced
songs and surreal musical acts. Several shows a day
are held during the popular summer Festival d'Humour.
Booking Tickets
Many venues have booking offices, but most
people buy tickets at branches of
fnac
and
Virgin
Megastores
or online at www.ticketnet.fr. Buy half-
price theatre tickets in person on the day of per-
formance from either of
Kiosque Théâtre
's two
outlets. For contact details,
see p13
. You can
book cinema tickets at
Allociné
(08 92 89 28 92).
10 H5
Duc des Lombards
hot jazz
42 rue des Lombards, 1er
01 42 33 22 88 Open daily
Since opening in 1985, this respected jazz club has
picked up several industry awards and maintained its
ultra-cool reputation by attracting some of Europe's
biggest names. Music ranges from free jazz to hard
bop, and artists who have jammed here include
trumpeter Eric Truffaz and bassist Henri Texier.
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