Cinema Utopia, Toulouse

The Cinema Utopia is a charming three-screen cinema decorated in baroque style with shiny, red velvet curtains shows a kaleidoscope of world films in original languages: English, Turkish, Japanese and Russian. New releases or older films are selected for aesthetic beauty and the emotional and philosophic content. This is not the place for big-budget films, advertisements or popcorn. The Utopia encourages films made on a shoestring but stuffed with ideas. Film fans can buy posters to add to their collection. There is also a bistro here serving some really decent snacks.