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 Interactive map of The Paris Theater | |
| Address | 4 West58th Street Manhattan,New York City United States |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°45′50″N73°58′27″W / 40.7638°N 73.9743°W /40.7638; -73.9743 |
| Owner | Stefan Soloviev[1] |
| Operator | Netflix (as of 2019)[3] |
| Type | Single-screenmovie theater[1] |
| Capacity | 535[2] |
| Construction | |
| Opened | September 13, 1948[1][2] |
| Closed | August 2019[4] |
| Reopened | November 6, 2019 |
| Website | |
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TheParis Theater is a 535-seat single-screenart housemovie theater, located inManhattan inNew York City.[1] It opened on September 13, 1948. It often showed art films and foreign films in their original languages. Upon the 2016 closure of theZiegfeld, the Paris became Manhattan's sole-surviving single-screen cinema. Since November 2019, it has been operated byNetflix, playing first-run releases alongside repertory programming.
The theater was opened byPathé Cinema on September 13, 1948,[1] when actressMarlene Dietrich cut the inaugural ribbon in the presence of theU.S. Ambassador to France.[2]
It was designed by the New York architectural firm ofEmery Roth & Sons. It was one of the first designs produced by Richard Roth when he reorganized the firm after returning from duty in the Pacific during World War II. He later co-designed thePan Am Building and theWorld Trade Center.
Located at 4 West58th Street inMidtown Manhattan, it has specialized in foreign (especiallyFrench language) and independent films.[1][5] It is between theSolow Building andBergdorf Goodman Building, across from thePlaza Hotel.[6] The theater became a destination for motion pictures by directors includingFederico Fellini andFranco Zeffirelli.[1]
In 1990, Pathé lost its lease.[7]Loews Theatres then took over the operation and it was known as theFine Arts Theatre for a while.[2] In 1994 the space was purchased bySheldon Solow, a New York City–based real-estate developer and owner.[1]
By 2009,City Cinemas was the theater's operator.[2] After theZiegfeld closed in January 2016, the Paris became Manhattan's sole surviving single-screen cinema.[8] In August 2019, a notice of closure was posted.[4][9] In November 2019, it was announced that the cinema would reopen for a limited run ofNoah Baumbach'sMarriage Story (2019).[10] At that time,Netflix leased the Paris Theater to use it for Netflix-original movie debuts, special events and other screenings.[3][11] The Paris closed temporarily in 2020 during theCOVID-19 pandemic, reopening in August 2021.[12][13] During the closure, Netflix installed new seating and made other improvements to the facility, which reopened August 6, 2021.[14]
