Less than five months after a complicated reopening, cinemas are once again called upon to close.
An economic disaster for the profession, already penalized by the postponements of many films and the reluctance of the public to return to theaters.
Ironically, this new closure, which is expected to last at least until December 1, comes after a week of 3.2 million admissions, a record since June 22.
A great impetus, driven by the release of several French productions (
Adieu les cons
,
Garcon
boy
,
DNA
), finally deprogrammed a week after their release.
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"
We are already committed to bringing out the films that were showing,
"
Jocelyn Bouyssy, CEO of the CGR network, told
Télérama
.
"
Financially, it's a disaster,
" he reacts, even if he recognizes the existence of "
inter-professional solidarity
", supported in particular by the CNC.
The “voluntarism” of post-containment spectators
“
My job as a distributor no longer consists of releasing films but of saving them,
” annoys Eric Lagesse, director of Pyramide and co-president of DIRE, the professional union of independent distributors, still in
Télérama
.
"
So many failed efforts
," he adds, referring to the measures imposed on cinemas since the reopening on June 22.
On Twitter Carlotta Film also expressed its
“sadness”
and its “
disgust
”, criticizing the executive for not considering cinemas, but also bookstores and theaters, as “
places essential to life
”.
"
We are leaving for confinement, which is both unfortunate in both senses of the word, we know that it is done to protect people's health.
It must be said that when it will be over we will set out again to assault
", hopes Thierry Frémaux, general delegate of the Cannes Film Festival which is currently being held in symbolic version, on RFI, which counts on the"
voluntarism
"of the public to relaunch the exploitation of films once the quarantine is over.
Scheduled for May, the Festival could be postponed to July or August 2021, he announced to
Télérama
.
