Louise Douillet, edited by Ophélie Artaud 4:43 p.m., July 03, 2022

Until next Wednesday, the Film Festival will allow all lovers of the seventh art to afford a canvas at a reduced price.

A welcome operation even if, throughout the year, subscription cards or the help of works councils allow spectators to go to dark rooms at a lower cost.

From this Sunday until Wednesday, it's the Film Festival.

For the occasion, all sessions are 4 euros.

A welcome operation in the face of inflation and the constant increase in ticket prices for 10 years.

But for many, this is not enough, so everyone has their own tricks to benefit from a reduced rate all year round.

"If the subscription did not exist, I would not go to the cinema"

Eyes raised to the posters, Jocelyne is already thinking about the next film she is going to see.

Her own anti-price weapon?

Her subscriber card, which allows her to see as many feature films as she wants each month.

"It's true that with this subscription at 21 euros per month, by going there twice a month, it's already amortized. I go there three times a week. But if it didn't exist, I I wouldn't go to the cinema. It wouldn't be possible with my small pension," she explains.

"At 12 or 15 euros per ticket, to which we add the price of parking, it becomes an overpriced outing."

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For Karine, the family movie outing is a budget of 35 euros.

Fortunately, to reduce it, she can count on the help of her company.

"I was able to benefit from a rate with my works council to take the children. If I had had to pay the full price, we would not have gone there", recognizes the mother of the family.

Last year, a third of tickets only purchased at full price

Rooms are moving upmarket, so prices are also soaring, even for young people under 26.

Sarah has found the solution: another cinema, a few kilometers away, where seats cost 3 euros less, which allows her to afford a popcorn.

"We came here because it costs us much less than if we went to the cinema in Châtelet-Les Halles", explains the young woman.

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According to the National Federation of French Cinemas, only a third of tickets were purchased at full price last year.