Cinémathèque Française
The Cinémathèque is setting up in the building which was initially conceived by the architect Frank O. Gehry known as the famous Bilbao Guggenheim museum architect.
The Cinémathèque building was wittily named "the dancer raising her tutu" by its creator. It faces a park on one side and features a reception hall which makes use of space and light in a very nice way, contrasting with the elevation made of white stone on the side facing Bercy Street.
The inside spaces, reconverted by the architect Dominique Brard, make use of an abundance of inclined planes which enable communication between the different volumes and the great number of overlaped levels. [from the project's website]
Cinémathèque Française hosts the largest archive of films, movie documents, and film-related objects in the world. It holds daily screenings of a variety of films from all over the world.
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