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La Pagode, one of the secret gems of Paris, is also the most unusual movie theatre in the city. Constructed in the early 1900s, the Japanese pagoda-style building was the BonMarche department store manager's birthday present to his wife; it was built on the plot adjoining to their house. Originally the pagoda was used to host parties; when the couple divorced, it became available for rent, was used to various ends and finally transformed into a cinema in the 1930s. A backyard extension was built to house the projector room; the beautiful windows were blacked out with simple wood panels. During the 1950s and 1960s, La Pagode was no more than an ordinary neighbourhood cinema running re-runs of old movies; the early 1970s saw it turned into an art house film theatre while retaining the same old-fashioned design. Later an additional auditorium was built in the basement; the fence was brought down to reveal the building and garden; a new modern lobby was constructed and the main auditorium underwent some excellently executed renovation work. Having gained a second wind, the film theatre is now running screenings of the latest European films.
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