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French films with English subtitles to watch in June 2024

Lost in Frenchlation – the cinema club that screens French films with English subtitles – has six screenings, plus a film festival, in Paris in June 2024.

Published: 24 May 2024 17:22 CEST
French films with English subtitles to watch in June 2024
A picture taken on February 10, 2015 in Paris shows a bowl of popcorn. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP)

Lost in Frenchlation has plenty in store for English-speakers looking to enjoy French cinema this June in Paris.

With six films on the docket this month, there will be something for everyone. On top of that, there are special film screenings to honour the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and Father’s Day, plus the Champs-Elysées Film festival, two Q&As with directors, a stand-up performance, and a walking tour. As usual, come early to chit-chat, enjoy pre-drinks and meet fellow English-speakers.

You can also subscribe to the weekly Lost in Frenchlation newsletter with more updates here, or visit their website Lost in Frenchlation.

Quelques jours pas plus

Sunday, June 2nd, Luminor, 20 Rue du Temple, 75004 Paris

Directed by Julie Navarro, this film is about a music journalist, Arthur, who finds himself relegated to daily news reporting on the ground. While covering the evacuation of a migrant camp outside of Paris, he is the victim of police violence, which makes him the new face of the refugee cause.

This brings Arthur into the world of Mathilde, a former lawyer and head of an NGO supporting migrants. As he becomes more enamoured of Mathilde, he finds himself agreeing to host a young Afghan refugee, Daoud, while his application is processed. Arthur is promised the whole thing shouldn’t take ‘more than a few days’.

Stick around after the screening for a Q&A with the director and the lead actor. Arrive early for pre-drinks from 7pm. The screening will start at 8pm.

Tickets – Between €7 and €11, depending on your situation. You can reserve them here.  

La Grande Vadrouille

Thursday, June 6th, Luminor, 20 Rue du Temple, 75004 Paris

This French-British comedy film was directed by Gérard Oury and premiered in 1966. In honour of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, mark your calendar for this classic about the crew of a RAF bomber that was shot down over Paris. The group has one order – to rally at the hammam. In the process of trying to escape German-occupied France, they are helped by a couple of French civilians.

Arrive early for pre-drinks at 7pm, with the screening beginning at 8pm.

Tickets – Between €7 and €11 depending on your situation. You can reserve in advance here.

Marcello Mio

Friday, June 14th, L’Entrepôt, 7 Rue Francis de Pressensé, 75014 Paris

Directed by Christophe Honoré, Marcello Mio is about the real-life actress and daughter of French actress Catherine Deneuve and Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni, Chiara. She decides one summer to live exactly like her father.

This means dressing, speaking, eating and acting like him in all of her interactions. Eventually, people start calling her by her father’s name – Marcello – as she explores his legacy.

Arrive early for the Women of Paris walking tour at 5pm. Pre-drinks will start at 7pm, and the screening will be at 8pm.

Tickets – Between €5 to €8.50 for the film – you can reserve them here. The walking tour tickets are €17 and you can reserve them here.

Nous les leroy

Sunday, June 16th, Le Balzac,1 Rue Balzac, 75008 Paris

Celebrate Father’s Day with a film about family. Directed by Florent Bernard and starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, this film tells the story of Sandrine and her family after she tells her husband, Christophe, that she wants a divorce.

In response, Christophe does everything he can to try to save his marriage, organising a trip to make Sandrine remember about all of their memories.

Arrive early for pre-drinks from 7pm, and the screening will start at 8pm.  Stick around for a Q&A with the director.

Tickets – From €5.50 to €11.50, depending on your situation. You can buy them here.

Champs-Elysées Film Festival

With several films on the docket for the festival, Lost in Frenchlation has partnered with the organisers to schedule a screening of ‘Il était une fois Michel Legrand‘ with English subtitles, a documentary using never-before-seen footage of Michel Legrand, the famous jazz musician and composer.

The festival itself will run from June 18th-25th, but the special screening is scheduled for Sunday, June 23rd.

Arrive early for rooftop drinks and a concert of Michel Legrand’s music at the Publicis Cinema, which boasts a view of the Arc de Triomphe. Then stick around after the screening for a Q&A with the film crew. The cocktail hour beforehand will involve an open bar (wine, beer and soft drinks) plus a plate of antipasti. 

When? Cocktail hour from 6pm, with the concert starting at 7pm. The Screening will start at 8pm, and it will be followed the the Q&A.

Where? Publicis Cinéma,129 avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008, Paris

How much? Early-bird tickets cost €30; Normal price are €35. Purchase them here.

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Le Deuxième Acte

Thursday, June 27th, L’Arlequin, 76 Rue de Rennes, 75006 Paris

The latest film by director Quentin Dupieux, who is known for his absurd stories and dark humour. It tells the story of Florence (Léa Seydoux) who is madly in love with David (Louis Garrel). She wants to introduce him to her father, Guillaume (Vincent Lindon), but she does not realise that David is not interested in her. In reality, David is trying to get rid of her by pushing her toward his friend Willy (Raphaël Quenard). 

Arrive early for drinks and an ice cream tasting at 7pm. There will also be a pre-screening stand-up comedy show by Elspeth Graty. The screening itself will start at 8pm.

Tickets – From €13 to €15. You can reserve them here.

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COST OF LIVING

What is considered a good salary in Paris?

The higher-paying jobs are heavily concentrated in the French capital, but set against that is the high cost of living - especially the cost of renting or buying a home. So what is considered a 'high-earner' in Paris?

Published: 25 June 2024 16:51 CEST
What is considered a good salary in Paris?

Centrist Renaissance candidate Sylvain Maillard, running for re-election in France’s snap parliamentary elections, was trying to highlight the high cost of living in the capital in a debate on RMC Radio 

“You have extremely expensive rents [in Paris], between €1,500 and €1,700, and then there are all the charges and taxes to pay,” he said.

But what most people seized on was his comment that anyone earning €4,000 a month after tax would not be considered rich in Paris – he predictably was accused of being out of touch with French people’s lives.

There’s no doubt that €4,000 a month is good salary that most people would be happy with – but how much do you need to earn to be considered ‘rich’ in Paris?

National averages

Earlier this year, the independent Observatoire des Inégalités calculated poverty and wealth levels in France.

READ ALSO How much money do you need to be considered rich in France?

According to its calculations, to be considered ‘rich’ in France, a single person with no dependants needs to earn more than €3,860 per month, after taxes and social charges. Around eight percent of single workers have this sum deposited into their bank balance every month, it said.

A total of 23 percent of workers take home €3,000 or more every month, while the top 10 percent clear €4,170. 

To be in the top one percent of earners in France in 2024, one person must bring in at least €10,000 per month. After taxes and social charges.

The median income – the median is the ‘middle value’ of a range of totals – of tax households in mainland France is €1,923 per month after taxes and social charges, according to INSEE 2021 data, which means that a ‘rich’ person earns about twice as much as a person on the median income, according to the Observatoire.

Paris situation

About 75 percent of people living in Paris earn less than €4,458 per month, according to Insee data – so according to those calculations, 25 percent of Parisians earn the equivalent of the top 10 percent in France. 

But that city-wide average still hides a wide degree of variation. In the sixth arrondissement, the median income is €4,358 per month, after tax. In the seventh, it’s €4,255.  Further out, those bringing home €4,600 a month in the 19th and 20th arrondissements are among the top 10 percent in wealth terms.

But still, the median income in Paris is €2,639, significantly higher than the €1,923 France-wide median.

That would mean – using the Observatoire des Inégalités’ starting point for wealth – that a Paris resident, living on their own, would have to bring home €5,278 per month to be considered ‘rich’. 

France is a heavily centralised country, with many of the highest-paying industries concentrated within the capital, meaning there is much more opportunity to secure a high-wage job if you live in Paris.

Cost of living

Even these figures should all be taken with a pinch of salt because of the relatively high cost of living in the capital, compared to elsewhere in France. Paris is objectively an expensive place to call home.

In 2023, France Stratégie published a report on the disposable income of French households, after housing, food and transport costs were deducted. It found that, on average, people living in the Paris region had more left to spend, due to higher incomes and despite the fact that housing costs more.

It’s the income paradox in action. A person with a take-home salary of €4,000 per month has more money to spend if they live and work outside Paris. But they’re much more likely to earn that much if they live and work in Paris, where it’s not as valuable. 

Someone who earns a ‘rich-level’ salary in Paris might not appear rich – because they live in an expensive area, and a surrounded by very wealthy people in property that’s out of reach all-but the fattest of wallets. But they’re still earning more than twice the median income in France.

And that’s what Sylvain Maillard was getting at, clumsily as he may have expressed it.

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