To put it kindly, let's just say it's "more of a summer spot."
For weeks now, my mother has been encouraging me to check out the Ciné Bistro that Claude Lelouch opened at the Trouville harbor. It's right near my place, it's cinema-themed (my thing, supposedly), and it opened on my birthday.
So today, on a sunny Sunday, I decided to go there for lunch.
And I left pretty quickly.
What bothered me—actually stunned me—is that they managed to take the best location in Trouville – right on the harbor, facing the pier – and turn it into such a dark place. Aside from two windows facing the beach, you'd think you were in a nightclub. Dark, lit by string lights, with party music playing. (I'm guessing it's for the projectors and the cinema vibe.)
I didn't have the heart to spend €19 on a club sandwich eaten in the dark when beautiful winter sunshine was waiting for me outside.
Sure... the chairs have the names of great actors and actresses written on them... There are movie posters and photos... But it all feels very artificial to me.
Honestly, it reminded me of the "Cult Film Festival" that Karl Zéro organized in Trouville: cinema is just a pretext to create a pseudo-closeness with celebrities who couldn't care less. There's no real vision behind it.
I went and had mussels at the harbor instead.