The Cinémathèque française is a film archive and museum on rue de Bercy in the 12th arrondissement. It was founded in 1936 by Henri Langlois, Georges Franju, Jean Mitry and Paul Auguste Harlé, and since September 2005 it has occupied a building by the architect Frank Gehry. Its screenings are organised as thematic seasons, tributes to directors and actors, and discoveries of foreign or little-known cinema, often accompanied by talks and meetings with filmmakers. Films are shown from 35 mm prints as well as digital copies. The building also houses the Musée Méliès, temporary exhibitions and a film library.
The Cinémathèque lists Bercy station on metro lines 6 and 14. Because of security checks at the entrance, it advises arriving 30 minutes before a screening, and latecomers cannot be admitted to the room. Suitcases and large bags are not allowed in the building. It says all levels are served by lifts, that the screening rooms have spaces reserved for wheelchair users, and that it lends wheelchairs on request. Its accessibility page has the details.
The Cinémathèque labels many of its screenings VOSTF, which does not by itself mean English audio. Our listings here are for English-audio screenings.