Why sit in a car to watch a movie when you can lounge in your boat instead. Floating film fans enjoyed movie magic from their boats on Saturday on the Seine River, as reported by Reuters Paris.
As part of Paris Plages, the yearly transformation of sections of the Seine into man-made beaches, movie-goers were able to board 38 electric boats for a free showing of the 2018 French comedy Le Grand Bain. Others were able to watch from deck chairs as the screen floats over the Seine.
Each boat can seat up to six people, who of course know each other. Organisers hope to hold similar showings during the six-week Paris Plages festivities.
Cinemas have also reopened in France, but occupancy levels remain very low. While the virus has been under control with fatalities and the number of people in intensive care falling, daily cases have increased ahead of the summer holiday season.
The disease has killed more than 30,000 people in France.
