City Open Air Cinema Returns with The Goonies, The Devil Wears Prada, LUGA Screenings

The Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg has announced the return of its popular City Open Air Cinema this summer, offering free screenings under the stars in the capital.

Free outdoor evening screenings are scheduled to take place on the big screen in Place Guillaume II (Knuedler) from Thursday 24 to Thursday 31 July 2025. The programme includes a mix of cinema classics, contemporary films and cult favourites.

The atmosphere of the City Open Air Cinema is intended to be friendly and relaxed, with a brief introduction provided before each screening. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase on-site. Screenings will go ahead even in case of rain.

Admission is free and open to the general public, operating on a first-come, first-served basis (no reservations).

In collaboration with the LUGA - Luxembourg Urban Garden project, the Cinémathèque is also organising screenings aimed at "making the invisible visible" (LUGA's central theme) at the LUGA Lab in Odendahl Park on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 August 2025. These screenings will shine a spotlight on small creatures and major environmental issues.

Programme

City Open Air Cinema @ Knuedler (Place Guillaume II)
From Thursday 24 to Thursday 31 July 2025, every day at sunset (around 21:30)

Thursday 24 July: The Great Dictator (USA, 1940 - Charlie Chaplin - 125 mins - English with French subtitles - ages 6+)
Friday 25 July: The Goonies (USA, 1985 - Richard Donner - 114 mins - English with French subtitles - ages 6+)
Saturday 26 July: Sunset Boulevard (USA, 1950 - Billy Wilder - 110 mins - English with French subtitles - ages 6+)
Sunday 27 July: Flow (Latvia, 2024 - Gints Zilbalodis - 85 mins - wordless animated film - all ages)
Monday 28 July: The Devil Wears Prada (USA, 2006 - David Frankel - 109 mins - English with French subtitles - ages 6+)
Tuesday 29 July: Another Round (Druk) (Denmark-Sweden, 2020 - Thomas Vinterberg - 117 mins - Danish with English subtitles - ages 12+)
Wednesday 30 July: Plein Soleil (Purple Noon) (France-Italy, 1960 - René Clément - 118 mins - French with English subtitles - ages 6+)
Thursday 31 July: The Big Lebowski (USA, 1998 - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen - 117 mins - English with French subtitles - ages 6+)

City Open Air Cinema @ LUGA Lab
On Friday 29 and Saturday 30 August 2025 at sunset (around 20:30)

Friday 29 August: Microcosmos: Le Peuple de l'herbe (France-Switzerland-Italy, 1996 - Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou - documentary - 80 mins - French, minimal dialogue - all ages)
Saturday 30 August: Demain (Tomorrow) (France, 2015 - Cyril Dion, Mélanie Laurent - documentary - 118 mins - French and English with French subtitles - all ages)

All films are screened in their original language with French or English subtitles (except the dialogue-free Flow).

Full details are available at http://www.cinematheque.lu/