| Previous Editor: | Suzanne Chantal |
| Frequency: | Weekly |
| Category: | Film magazine |
| Founded: | 1928 |
| Finaldate: | 1971 |
| Country: | France |
| Based: | Paris |
| Language: | French |
| Issn: | 1153-690X |
Cinémonde was a weekly popular film magazine which existed between 1928 and 1971 with six-year interruption due to its ban during the Nazi occupation of France. It was one of the best-selling magazines in its category particularly in the 1950s.
Cinémonde was launched in 1928.[1] It came out weekly.[1] In 1940 the magazine was closed by the Nazi forces after the occupation of France.[1] Cinémonde was restarted in March 1946 and published until 1971.[1] In the 1930s one of its editors-in-chief was Suzanne Chantal who was a women's right activist. Its target audience was women[2] who were from the lower-middle and middle classes.
Being part of the second generation film magazines in France Cinémonde did not regard the cinema and movies as an art.[3] Instead, it focused on news about movie stars and news from film studies.[3] From 1956 the magazine frequently featured articles about the French actress Brigitte Bardot.[4] In addition, its main content was the translation and adaptations of the articles published in American film magazines.[5]
In the 1950s Cinémonde enjoyed the highest level of circulation selling nearly 250,000 copies.[1]