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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Illinois » Chicago » Facets Cinematheque

Facets Cinematheque

Chicago, IL
1517 W. Fullerton Avenue
, Chicago, IL 60614 United States
(map)
773.281.4114
Status: Open
Screens: Twin
Style: Unknown
Function: Movies (Film Festivals), Movies (Foreign), Movies (Independent)
Seats: 160
Chain: Independent
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Founded in 1975, Facets Cinemathque is one of the best venues in all of Chicago for independent films, both American and foreign. It houses two auditoriums, the main 125 seater for film and a tiny 35-seat one for video.

Facets Cinemathque is for serious film connoisseurs seeking screenings of more obscure and little-seen features presented nowhere else in Chicagoland. It also features director retrospectives, interviews, discussions and exclusive premieres.

Facets Cinemathque also hosts several film festivals each year, including the Chicago Children's Film Festival and the Chicago Latino Film Festival.

In addition, Facets Cinemathque is equally as celebrated for its huge Videotheque, in the lobby, a collection of close to 50,000 titles on video and DVD available for purchase or rental.

Recent renovations to the building, located not far from the campus of DePaul University, include a new, simple marquee and a new concession stand outside the main auditorium.

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Facets Multimedia (Official)
Contributed by Bryan Krefft

YOUR COMMENTS

 
Yes, I agree that Facets has some of the best programming in the city; however, the presentation here is seriously lacking. The projection is very poor and the mono sound is bad. My home theater system at home is miles better than what is offered here. As a comparison, the Gene Siskel Film Center offers similar programming and their presentation is state of the art. Facets would really be a great desitnation if only they put some money into their facility.
posted by chitownguy on Jul 8, 2005 at 6:00am
Pictures of this theatre are HERE
posted by BWChicago on Sep 30, 2007 at 7:12pm
The folks at Facets are quite knowledgable. They've been able to find VHS copies of some pretty rare films over the years. "Stony Island" shot in Chicago, etc. Haven't benn there in a while, but send people there when they are searching for the obscure. Only saw one movie in the theatre portion as I recall. An Asian spy/action film with Lesbian heroines. Maybe late `89 or `90.
posted by David Zornig on Nov 30, 2008 at 5:52pm
The seats in Facets look like they come from an older cinema. Anyone have a comment on that?
posted by Life's too short on Jan 4, 2010 at 8:22am
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