January 29-February 14
World music
The Festival Au Fil des Voix presents concerts by musicians from Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Above: The trance blues group Delgrès from Guadaloupe.
Alhambra & Studio de l’Hermitage, Paris
February 2-4
Behind closed doors
Book now for Paris Face Cachée to visit places that are normally closed to the public, e.g., a building designed by Oscar Niemeyer and an evening visit to the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Online reservations open on January 17 and again on January 24.
Various venues, Paris and suburbs
January 20-27
Drinkathon
Paris Cocktail Week offers master classes, special restaurant menus with cocktail/food pairings and other festivities.
Various venues, Paris
January 24-30
Cheap films
During the Festival Cinéma Télérama, you can see a selection of last year’s best films for only €3.50 each with the purchase of Télérama magazine (Jan. 17 and 24 issues). Above: A still from Frantz, to be shown during the Télérama Film Festival.
Various cinemas, Paris
January 19–February 19
Free subtitled French films
My French Film Festival offers frees streaming of French movies.
Online
Through February 28
America in 80 films
The festival Le Monde Est Stone presents a vision of the United States through movies by everyone from John Ford to Spike Lee and Michael Mann. Controversial director Oliver Stone will be on hand January 24-28 for talks and a master class.
Forum des Images
Through February 15
Samuel Fuller
A retrospective of the work of the American director of war films and Westerns who influenced the French New Wave.
Cinémathèque Française
Through February 21
Winter sales
Official six-week retail sales period.
All over France
January 26
French film with English subtitles
Lost in Frenchlation presents 120 Battements par Minute (6:40pm) and Visages Villages (10pm). Cocktail party at 9pm..