Many of the capital's landmark cinemas have disappeared in recent years, while movie-going has been on the decline for some years. The hecatomb continues with the closure of the Pathé Group-owned Miramar in Montparnasse, less than two years after the announcement of the end of the nearby Bretagne. This legendary cinema had been standing there for 87 years.
If you want to make the most of it before it closes its doors, you'll need to snap up the current screenings before Monday, June 9, 2025. There are only a few days left to make your last pilgrimage, before you have to fall back on another local cinema. So why is it closing? According to Salles-Cinéma, the building's co-owners and Pathé have not reached an agreement to allow the Miramar to be integrated into the Pathé Parnasse multiplex.
Created by Joseph Rytmann in 1938, the Miramar had just one room with a balcony (compared with three today). After experiencing difficulties during the war, the independent operator ran the cinema brilliantly for many years, nicknamed"L'Empereur de Montparnasse" (the Emperor of Montparnasse), even though he also owned Le Bretagne, Le Bienvenue Montparnasse and Les Montparnos in the district. His son took over the business in 1983, upgrading the cinema with the latest technology and joining the Pathé-Gaumont group in 2009.
It's a real piece of Parisian cinema history that's disappearing...
Location
Le Miramar
3 rue du Départ
75014 Paris 14
