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Three French directors, Pascale Ferran, Cédric Klapisch and Laurent Cantet, started this curated library back in 2015 alongside producer Alain Rocca, and the idea is gloriously simple: every month a filmmaker hand-picks fifty titles that shaped them. LaCinetek is a cinephile vault of 20th-century classics you will not find on any mainstream service. No box-set premieres, no sport, just auteur cinema with exclusive bonus features, interviews and a program someone actually chose by hand.
The catch for US viewers is the geo-block. The LaCinetek subscription only runs in 5 countries, France plus French-speaking Belgium and Luxembourg and the microstates Monaco and Andorra, so a US connection hits a wall and the catalogue stays locked. Fire up Surfshark, switch to a French server, and the library loads in full 1080p. Monthly billing for LaCinetek starts at ≈ $5.84, the annual plan at ≈ $57.32, and you manage the whole subscription through the website.
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| VPN Service | Price | LaCinetek | Tested | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SurfsharkBEST | From $1.78/mo | ✓ Works | August 22 | Try it |
ExpressVPN | From $2.79/mo | ✓ Works | August 22 | Open |
NordVPN | From $2.99/mo | ✓ Works | August 24 | Open |
CyberGhost | From $1.75/mo | ✓ Works | August 19 | Open |
IPVanish | From $2.19/mo | ✓ Works | August 18 | Open |
ProtonVPN | From $3.59/mo | ✓ Works | August 23 | Open |
Private Internet Access | From $1.79/mo | ✓ Works | August 23 | Open |
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LaCinetek works in 5 countries, including in France, in Andorra, in Belgium, in Luxembourg and in Monaco. In 189 more it is blocked, and outside available regions you will need a VPN.
LaCinetek is blocked in the United States, in the United Kingdom, in Australia, in Canada and in New Zealand, plus in 184 more countries. To access it, use a premium VPN like Surfshark.
LaCinetek is a French curated streaming service founded in 2015 by directors Pascale Ferran, Cédric Klapisch and Laurent Cantet. It gathers classic and arthouse films of the 20th century — handpicked by acclaimed filmmakers — through a rotating subscription plus a rental and purchase catalogue of around 2,500 titles. It is available in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco and Andorra.

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