Cinemas in Rome and Paris Offer Free Cooling to Vulnerable People During Heatwaves
In response to extreme summer heat, cinemas in Rome and Paris are providing free admission to vulnerable groups during the hottest hours of the day. In Paris, three cinemas in the 10th arrondissement—Louxor, L'Archipel, and Brady—have formed 'Ciné-Clim,' offering free entry between 1 PM and 4 PM for people particularly susceptible to heat. Rome's Cinema Troisi, operated by the Fondazione Piccolo America, has adopted a similar model with its 'Allerta Fresco' (Cold Alert) program, granting free access to people under 25 or over 65, pregnant women, and people with disabilities. The foundation emerged from a grassroots occupation to save a historic cinema and is known for free open-air screenings in public squares, often supported by celebrities like Sean Penn and Robert De Niro. The article notes that such civil society initiatives may help explain the box office success of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey,' which offers a three-hour escape from the heat. The report also contextualizes the initiatives amid rising heat-related deaths and political calls for better heat protection in Germany.
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