The rain falls relentlessly on the sandy soil of Sologne.
On leaving Romorantin, near the Magic Crossfit room, the boots sink into the mud.
The red lights of an excavator flash, the handfuls of earth waltz.
Soon, a wooden bridge will allow spectators parked in the parking lot to reach the cinema that comes out of the ground.
In this city of 17,500 inhabitants, impatience is noticeable.
"We watch the progress of the site every day, we can't wait to go back to see films on the big screen,"
says Adeline, cashier at the Marie Blachère bakery.
At 71, Jeanny Lorgeoux, one of François Mitterrand's last “elephants” and mayor of Romorantin since 1985, is just as feverish:
“Culture through cinema is fundamental for the surrounding villages.
In 2004, our municipality suffered a terrible shock with the closure of the Matra factory.
Suddenly, 911 families lost their jobs.
From a prosperous city, we became poor.
Today,
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