Alex: Today, I have decided to go to the movies, so I am going to dial the phone number of the theater. It is 0 892 892 892.
Man's voice: Welcome to Allo Cine in association with Liberation (major newspaper) and Cinelive. Your call will cost you 0.34 Euro per minute.
Woman's voice: AlloCine offers you a game in which you can win a digital camera, DVDs, subscription to AlloCine magazine, and movie tickets.
Man's voice: If you want to participate, dial 5.
If you know the title of the movie you want to see, dial 1.
Alex: So, I know the movie I want to see, I want to see the Gangs of New York.
Man's voice: Dial the first three letters of the movie you want to see.
Alex: So, without the article, I compose the first three letters of the movie
Man's voice: So, Gangs of New York!
Alex: Exactly.
Man's voice: You have selected Gangs of New York. This movie is available in a French version and an original version. To listen to the movie's summary…
Alex: Well, we are going to have the original version.
Men's voice: To obtain all theaters where it is shown, dial 1. To see your movie in the original version, dial 2. Now, please enter a 5-digit zip code, or a 2-digit area code of the area where you want to see the movie.
Alex: Well, okay, since I live close to Champs-Elysées, I am going to see it in the 8th borough.
Men's voice: The film is showing at the Gaumont Marignan theater, 27-23 avenue Des Champs-Elysés, Paris 8th, subway station: Franklin Roosevelt.
Alex: That's perfect.
Men's voice: The phone number of your theater is #01; next screenings in original version are at 8.45 p.m.; the film starts 20 minutes later; to buy your tickets now for this screening, dial 0; to know more about the movie…
Alex: So, that's perfect, he just told me that the movie is at 8.45 p.m.. It is now 7.44 p.m. I have plenty of time to get there.
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