April 13-15
Rare book fair
Some 150 bookshops will present their latest and rarest discoveries at the Salon du Livre Rare, including the recently found Proust questionnaire pictured above.
Grand Palais, Paris
April 14
Travel yarns
Travel fanatics get together at the Paris Travelers Festival to swap tales of their adventures.
Théâtre IVT, Pariw
April 12-15
Street art indoors
Some 30 galleries show street art at the Urban Art Fair.
Carreau du Temple, Paris
April 7-15
Carnival faces
Paris Update contributor Jason Gardner shows his Carnaval portraits and photographer Matthieu Suprin his images of Asia.
By Chatel Gallery, Paris
April 11-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 April 13
Suburban jazzfest
Banlieues Bleues brings major jazz acts to the northern suburbs of Paris
Various locations, Seine-Saint-Denis
Through April 14
“Transdisciplinary” festival
Étrange Cargo presents original contemporary performances.
Ménagerie de Verre, Paris
Through May 6
Young European photographers
The Festival Circulation(s) features the work of emerging photographers.
Centquatre, Paris
Through July 29
100% Doc
All about documentary films: screenings, talks, workshops and online offerings.
Forum des Images, 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
April 13
French film with English subtitles
Lost in Frenchlation presents La Belle et la Belle, directed by Sophie Fillières.