CinémaLe Champo

Did you ever wonder if the best way to learn French was to see some classic French films in the original French? And what better cinema to indulge your love for film than Le Champo in Paris? This is why Emily's colleague Luc decides to take her to a screening of the exquisitely romantic cult film Jules et Jim by François Truffaut. Located in the heart of the Latin Quarter, halfway between Place Saint-Michel and the quarter of Odéon, it's certainly impossible to miss its majestic Art Deco facade.

The theater—classified as a historic monument since 2000—takes its name from the tiny rue Champollion upon which it is located along with two other niche, historic cinemas: the Reflet Médicis and the Filmothèque. A colorful local clientele mingles here: Sorbonne students, loyal retired regulars, film enthusiasts of all ages. During the heyday of the New Wave, Truffaut himself made it his “headquarters” and even today, with a little luck, you might spot the discreet silhouette of Isabelle Huppert or even Quentin Tarantino!
