Max Linder Panorama

A fun place to see a blockbuster or revival…saw Antonioni’s The Passenger and Spiderman 3 (on May Day) here

The Kosmorama in Paris was established by the Norwegian Halfdan Nobel Roede (1877- 1963) who entered the cinema-business in 1911 in Oslo. He probably sold out in 1914 due to the building of Paladsteateret, a prestige cinema theater in Oslo. Until the municipal of Oslo took over all private cinemas in 1926, he was the largest cinema owner in Oslo. He was involved in other cultural activities, as a composer, theater manager and art collector. Nobel Roede decorated his cinemas with paintings of Edward Munch and others.

The Max Linder has a Panorama (Cinerama) screen of 18 meters, THX, sound and 700 seats on three levels. In 1914 silent film comedian Max Linder decided to realize one of his old dreams: to start a cinema. He bought a cinema with 1,200 sears, created in 1912, the Kosmorama. The Ciné Max Linder opened in December 1914. Linder closed his cinema in 1923 but it was reopened by Pathé in 1932. In 1957 the interior was modernized. The last changes took place in January 1987.

Here’s a night photo from May 2009, and a postcard and a bio of founder Max Linder.

A night photograph from November 2006;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/milliped/285146860/