A good number of Italian cinemas and theatres were named “Impero” (Empire) after the Italian conquest of Ethiopia and other territories in Africa in the 1930s.
A good number of Italian cinemas and theatres were named “Impero” (Empire) after the Italian conquest of Ethiopia and other territories in Africa in the 1930s.
When this theatre showed films, it was generally second run or subsequent run foreign and American films that fell into the category of art house fare.
Vintage postcard photo includes exterior view and interior shot of lounge area of this theatre as well as city-scape views.
This film opened here on March 17, 1954. Ad for opening day can be found elsewhere on this page.
It was reviewed in The New York Times by Vincent Canby on May 19, 1982.
November 2022.
A good number of Italian cinemas and theatres were named “Impero” (Empire) after the Italian conquest of Ethiopia and other territories in Africa in the 1930s.
A good number of Italian cinemas and theatres were named “Impero” (Empire) after the Italian conquest of Ethiopia and other territories in Africa in the 1930s.
First run British imports were making their appearances in this theatre during this period.
The German co-feature was also called “Monpti.”
The film was pretty much trashed by The New York Times reviewer the following day. Nowadays it is often cited as one of the greatest movies ever made.
In Constantine, Algeria. Vintage postcard.
The last two titles on that poster could be “A Raisin in the Sun” and “The Last Sunset,” both from 1961.
July 14, 1963.
The film had a zither score by Anton Karas. The main theme became a popular hit record.
Italian neo-realist film by Alberto Lattuada.
Can be seen complete on YouTube in German with English subtitles. “Unheimliche Geschichten” aka “Eerie Tales,” Richard Oswald.
When this theatre showed films, it was generally second run or subsequent run foreign and American films that fell into the category of art house fare.
Part of the Gorky trilogy. Also shown as “My Universities.”
“Le Patriote,” 1938.
Incorporating comment information by Theodore Coleman on a Facebook post by Larry DePetrillo.
A Polish film about women and children in Auschwitz. It can be watched on YouTube in Polish with English subtitles. Search for “The Last Stage.”
“The Last Stop” was a Polish film about women and children in Auschwitz.
“The Last Stop” was a Polish film about women and children in Auschwitz.
“Club des femmes” and something else I can’t figure out.
Made in 1940.
“To Live in Peace” (Vivere in pace) is a 1947 Italian neorealist film by Luigi Zampa, starring the great Aldo Fabrizi of “Open City.”