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Aquitaine Complex: France's Last Porn Cinema Is in Bordeaux

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The Editor

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Proof positive that Sleeping Beauty is well and truly awake. The Aquitain Complex, an institution that has graced the Marne waterfront since 1970, is France's last adult cinema.

The historic haven of all pleasures

While they experienced their golden age in the 70's (1 French film in 3 was pornographic or erotic back then), sultry cinemas gradually disappeared after years of loyal service.

Until the 1975 law that stripped screening venues of subsidies and taxed them more heavily brought the trend to a standstill. One of them is still standing firm. And it's hidden just steps away from Saint-Jean station, not far from the tortoise. At a frenetic pace, the Complexe Aquitain fights to maintain X-rated programming without taboos.

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A place for entertainment and sexual pleasure

The complex features 2 real movie theaters with screenings, a bar, a SexShop with gadgets, DVDs of all kinds and erotic accessories, a swinger or BDSM club and always shows and themed or meet-up evenings for all sexualities. What's coming up? Evenings for "drag queens", "heavily tattooed folks", "gays and lesbians" or "couples".

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In a society where the sex industry business is booming more than ever (explosive growth in adult toy sales and the boom in cheeky cabarets), the Complexe Aquitain is seeing its attendance increase and get younger. Open every day for ages 18 and up, it welcomes you daily from 11am to midnight.

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The last legacy of X-rated cinema in France, to discover without any hang-ups.

Address: 229 Cr de la Marne, 33800 Bordeaux