In Plombières-les-Bains, in the Vosges, the Cinéduc, dating from 1888, is closed because it is dilapidated. “We didn’t want to leave it abandoned”: for Christophe Simon, it was unthinkable to see the place which houses his passion go to shreds.

The small team, made up of retirees but also active workers, is giving itself another year to complete this 800 m2 project on three levels.