The curfew imposed on establishments welcoming the public particularly affects cinemas, theaters and other cultural venues, which are very dependent on night-time screenings.
To "save" economic actors in great danger, the various sectors concerned are trying to obtain a relaxation of the curfew after 9 pm.
Are we going to be able to continue going to the cinema or the theater?
Throughout the day, discussions took place at the Ministry of Culture on the adaptation of the various sectors to the curfew imposed in Île-de-France and in seven other French metropolises.
The idea is to save the evening performances in this context of the intensifying coronavirus crisis.
"One hour to save the cinemas"
Around Minister Roselyne Bachelot, all the players concerned have the same objective: that of launching their last sessions, shows or concerts around 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m., in order to give people time to get out of work.
The end of these events would take place around 9:30 p.m., 10 p.m. maximum.
The tickets could then serve as a home pass.
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"We are asking for an hour to save cinemas," explains Richard Patry, president of the National Federation of French cinemas, which has 6,000 cinemas.
"If we can do a screening around 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m., the films will stay. If we have to do the last screening at 6 p.m., all the films will go away and we will no longer have any French films. If we no longer have French films, all the cinemas in France are shutting down. "
Sessions from 8 a.m.
The Minister of Culture has undertaken to bring these grievances to the Prime Minister.
The subject is "in the course of arbitration", one explains to Matignon.
The principle of an authorized exit until 9 p.m. seems already well advanced, but the various unions would still like to gain precious minutes.
The matter is expected to be decided on Friday.
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The world of cinema has already started to adapt to this new curfew situation.
The release of the South Korean blockbuster
Peninsula
by Sang-ho Yeon will be postponed for two months in France, from October 21 initially to December 16, announced its distributor.
For its part, the MK2 group, which has 200 screens including 68 in Paris, announced on Twitter that it intended to open its theaters from 8 am "at the usual reduced morning rate".