CINÉMA EDEN THÉÂTRE
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The oldest cinema in the world. The first paid public screenings in the history of the seventh art took place here, when Lyon industrialist Antoine Lumière bought a house in La Ciotat. In 1895, Auguste and Louis Lumière invented the cinematograph and shot some twenty vacation films, including the famous "L'arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat". Later, in the 1930s, L'Eden was both a cinema and a music hall, where Yves Montand, Bernard Blier and Fernandel made their debuts. But in the 1980s, with the assassination of its manager, the venue gradually fell into oblivion and finally closed its doors in 1995. Completely renovated in 2013, the Eden Théâtre is now the world's oldest cinema. An art house cinema, it is run by the association Les Lumières de l'Eden, which keeps this cradle of cinema alive on a daily basis, a monument to cultural heritage that has become the symbol of a city where life is good. With its magnificent auditorium, period seating and timeless ambience, cinema fans are in for a treat! Programme to follow on the website. A must-see!
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