Cinéma Arvor, Independent movie theater in Rennes, France
Cinéma Arvor is an independent theater in Rennes with five screening rooms that show international films and documentaries throughout the year. The rooms feature different sizes and layouts to accommodate various types of productions.
L'Arvor was founded in 1971 in a parish hall on rue Saint-Hélier and was classified as an art et essai cinema (category A) in 1976. The diocese ended the lease in the early 1980s over a film cycle on homosexuality, and the cinema moved to 29 rue d'Antrain in January 1983. Its red facade, added in 1985, recalled 1930s and 1940s Hollywood temple fronts. In 2021 it moved to rue de Châtillon with five screens instead of two.
The cinema hosts regular meetings between filmmakers and audiences, encouraging discussions about contemporary films and how they relate to society through special screenings.
Cinéma Arvor sits at 11 rue de Châtillon, south of Rennes station in the EuroRennes district, reachable by metro lines A and B at Gares station and by bus lines C3 and 12 at Gare Sud Féval. A self-service bike station stands at the cinema's door. The building is wheelchair accessible.
Since 2022, the cinema has held monthly screenings of films dubbed in Breton with French subtitles, organized with the associations Dizale and Skol an Emsav to promote the regional language.
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