May 5
Bare-assed at the museum
The Association des Naturistes de Paris has organized a nude (and free) visit to the exhibition “Discorde: Fille de la Nuit” at 9:30am.
Palais de Tokyo
May 4-6
Documentary photos
Photo Doc: an exhibition of documentary photos, plus round-table discussions. Free admission.
Halle des Blancs Manteaux, Paris
May 5-6
Young French designers
Klin d’Œil gives young designers a chance to show off their wares. Food and music, too. Free admission.
Carreau du Temple, Paris
May 5-8
Studio-hopping
Artists living in the 20th arrondissement open their studios to the public during Portes Ouvertes des Ateliers d’Artistes du Père Lachaise.
Various locations, Paris
April 25-May 28
Great American director
William Wyler is the subject of a retrospective at the Cinémathèque. Think Funny Girl and Roman Holiday.
Cinémathèque Française, Paris
April 27-May 8
Retail heaven
You can buy just about anything at the century-old Foire de Paris, a gigantic pop-up store.
Porte de Versailles, Paris
April 11-May 25
The year that shook the world
The festival La Révolution n’Aura pas Lieu presents films about, influenced by or made in 1968. Above: a scene from Milos Forman’s 1979 film Hair.
Forum des Images, Paris
Through May 16
Rainer Werner Fassbinder retrospective
The entire œuvre of the great German director.
Cinémathèque Française, Paris
Through May 3
Ghosts of Cannes past
Screening of the films shown in the 1969 Quinzaine de Réalisateurs at the Cannes Film Festival.
Cinémathèque Française, Paris
Through May 6
Young European photographers
The Festival Circulation(s) features the work of emerging photographers.
Centquatre, Paris
Through Oct. 6
Dance in historic sites
> Monuments en Mouvement offers free dance performances in national monuments like the Pantheon in Paris, the Abbaye de Cluny and châteaux.
Various locations
May 4
French film with English subtitles
Lost in Frenchlation presents La Prière, directed by Cédric Kahn.