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.
Wikipedia: “Villafranca is a 1934 Italian historical drama film directed by Giovacchino Forzano and starring Corrado Racca, Annibale Betrone and Enzo Biliotti. It was based on a play by Benito Mussolini, then Italian dictator, about the 1859 agreement between Napoleon III and Count Cavour which led to the Second Italian War of Independence.”
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.”
A couple of 1939 film titles on the marquee help date this photo.
Wikipedia: “Villafranca is a 1934 Italian historical drama film directed by Giovacchino Forzano and starring Corrado Racca, Annibale Betrone and Enzo Biliotti. It was based on a play by Benito Mussolini, then Italian dictator, about the 1859 agreement between Napoleon III and Count Cavour which led to the Second Italian War of Independence.”
Can be found complete on YouTube. Look for “Vita di Sant'Antonio di Padova.”
“The Pleasure Garden” can be watched on YouTube.