Cinema Saint-Denis, Movie theater in Lyon, France

Cinema Saint-Denis is a movie theater at 77 Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse in Lyon's 4th arrondissement, reached by a short pedestrian passage. Its single 237-seat auditorium has a red velvet curtain that retracts automatically before each screening. The cinema has been classified art et essai since 1995 and is equipped for 3D and Dolby Digital sound.

In July 1919 a film show was held in the parish courtyard; in 1920 Abbé Clapot founded the parish cinema Saint-Denis-Palace. Clergy directed it until 1930, when the association L'Espoir du Plateau took over. The first sound screening was on 14 July 1933, and it opened to all audiences in 1936. In 1945 Abbé Dupasquier renovated the hall and added a balcony; in 1955 it was renamed Cinéma Familial (CiFa).

The cinema is run by an association of about fifty volunteers, organised into nine teams of five: head of room, projectionist, cashier and two ushers. It hosts the theatre workshop of the neighbouring Saint-Denis school group and screenings of short films made by students of the Saint-Just lycée and the J Court festival.

Visitors can purchase tickets through a digital platform or at the counter, with discounted rates available for students and seniors. It is helpful to check the current schedule before your visit to the theater.

The cinema appears in the Lyon police series Cherif: a murder takes place there in the episode La Dernière Séance, the eighth of season 4, broadcast in 2017. The screen is hidden by a red velvet curtain that folds back automatically when the projection begins.