L'Arlequin

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L'Arlequin

The Arlequin is a cinema in Paris, noted for its spacious modernist main theatre and its former role as a showcase of Soviet film.

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History

Opened in 1934 as the Lux Rennes, the cinema was situated in the building of its patron, the Compagnie parisienne d'électricité. The art-deco, air-conditioned 500-seat theatre, with 12-metre screen and adjacent bar, was somewhat luxurious for the period. [1] :50

In 1962 Jacques Tati acquired the cinema and renamed it L'Arlequin. In 1978 it was bought by a company specialised in import-export with the USSR, which changed its name to Le Cosmos and focused its programming on Soviet films. L'Arlequin regained its current name in 1992. [1] :50

Jacques Tati French mime, filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter

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Two screens were added in 1998 with the incorporation of part of an adjacent cabaret theatre. [1] :50

Programming

L'Arlequin is known for its specialisation in German and Russian films. [1] :50

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Potignon, Alain (2006). Nos cinémas de quartier : les salles obscures de la ville lumière. Paris: Parigramme. ISBN   9782840964568.

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