Fed up of the Cinema? Tired of over priced tickets, oily popcorn, sticky seats and formulaic blockbusters? You're not the only one. Which is why Cinéma en Plein Air 2008 endeavours to bring a different kind of cinema experience to the city. Throughout this festival, Parc de la Villette is transformed into an open-air movie theatre, showing only the best and top quality output from some of the world's most talented directors. Sitting pretty under the night sky, the audience can expect to enjoy the work of such cinematic giants as Pedro Almodovar, Akira Kurosawa, and Martin Scorcese while drinking in the thespian genius of such legends as Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart and Marlene Dietrich - all for a fraction of the price of your local Multiplex. This scrumptuous festival's schedule is jam packed with absolute must-sees for any movie aficionado, and all, crucially, are shown in their original versions with subtitles. TM