A free outdoor cinema on the rooftop of La Machine du Moulin Rouge this summer, 2026.

Craving a movie in an unusual, intimate setting? We're headed to the Bar à Bulles, the rooftop of La Machine du Moulin Rouge, for a new outdoor edition of its festival: "Cinema on the Roof", a free screening every Wednesday evening from July 15 to September 2, 2026.

Comfortably settled on this rooftop in Pigalle, take in this remarkable setting and enjoy a unique view of the Moulin Rouge, on the theme of “Trajectories,” life, travel, and unexpected encounters, explored through eight distinctive, poetic, and popular films, spanning from auteur cinema masterpieces to contemporary gems and cult classics.

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For the free reservation, it runs every Thursday, with the ticket office opening on July 6, subject to availability.

The Cinéma sur le Toit 2026 lineup

• July 15: Cléo from 5 to 7, Agnès Varda (1962)
• July 22: The Red Turtle, Michael Dudok de Wit (2016)
• July 29: Saving Face, Alice Wu (2016)
• August 5: Compartment No. 6, Juho Kuosmanen (2021)
• August 12: The Second Mother, Anna Muylaert (2015)
• August 19: Capernaum, Nadine Labaki (2018)
• August 26: Night on Earth, Jim Jarmusch (1991)
• September 2: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Steven Spielberg (1982)

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