Asty Cinema
Korai 4,
Athens
105 64
Korai 4,
Athens
105 64
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Functions: Movies (Foreign), Movies (Independent)
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News About This Theater
- Feb 13, 2012 — Riots destroy Athens cinemas
Located in the centre of Athens, in the Omonia district close to the Parliament building. The Asty Cinema is a basement cinema which opened in 1939. During World War II, a room in the basement was used by the Gestapo as a torture chamber.
The Asty Cinema was closed by rioters on 12th February 2012, but reopened a few days later. The single screen Asty Cinema, shows art house films, mostly foreign language movies.
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Recent comments (view all 9 comments)
The Atsy on fire February 12, 2012 in the 3rd photo here http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/world/detail/2?page=17&token=YTdlNWZlNzNhZWJiM2FmZDEwMDEwZmJkZTMxYmE1
2003 photo of signage http://www.flickr.com/photos/straybear/51361332/
what year is known narrow hill theater business?
I don’t understand your comment as to “known narrow hill”
sorry, my English is not very good, I mean if you know the closing date of this cinema?
I believe it was still an open cinema, until the riots yesterday.
Larger resolution photo from Reuters than linked in 1st post above- http://reuters.tumblr.com/post/17505964169/a-cinema-is-burning-out-during-anti-austerity
This article states the rioters yesterday said they wouldn’t burn down the theater or shops if the owners gave them money: http://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2012/02/13/athens-rioters-asked-money-in-order-not-to-burn-down-shops/
Asty didn’t suffer of severe damages and started again two-three days after the riot.
It is not closed (2014) and never was, starting in 1939.