Le Champo

It is notable for being a favorite haunt of important figures in French cinema history.

Plans to close the Champo in the early 2000s were cancelled following popular opposition.

These included Claude Chabrol, who called it his "second university", and François Truffaut.

Le Champo's upstairs screen uses a highly unusual projection system.

The projector is situated above the screen and depends on a periscope and a mirror at the rear of the theatre.