The Paris Theater

THE LEGENDARY PARIS THEATER IS THE LONGEST-RUNNING ARTHOUSE CINEMA IN NEW YORK CITY. IT IS ALSO MANHATTAN’S ONLY REMAINING SINGLE-SCREEN CINEMA, AND THE BOROUGH’S LARGEST MOVIE THEATER, WITH 571 SEATS. BUILT BY THE FRENCH DISTRIBUTOR PATHÉ AS A SHOWCASE FOR THEIR FILMS AND OPENED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1948, THE ELEGANT THEATER, WITH ITS DISTINCTIVE ARTE MODERNE STYLE, BECAME A PREMIER VENUE FOR THE BEST FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. OVER THE YEARS, MANY HITS SUCH AS A MAN AND A WOMAN, ROMEO AND JULIET, MONSOON WEDDING, METROPOLITAN, A ROOM WITH A VIEW, AND BELLE DE JOUR WERE INTRODUCED TO THE UNITED STATES WITH A THEATRICAL RUN AT THE PARIS.