Route through the Moscow of cinema
ILLUSION
The opening of the Illuzion room in 1966 was an isolated coup of freedom for the population of the city in a period characterized by the tightening of restrictions and censorship. It is embedded within one of the recognizable Stalin court skyscraper that dominate the landscape of the city. But in addition to being an architectural relic that must be visited in Moscow, it is part of the Gosfilmofond, which is the largest film archive in the world, with more than 70,000 films collected.
Near the Kremlin , in the Kotelnicheskaya naberejnaya 1/15, it was the first cultural institution that was not subjected to official film censorship , although in its first years I do not live without continuous pressure and requests for closure. The very very very movie buffs (but a lot) you should know that unique films are now being screened from the Soviet era dating from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, many of them requisitioned and banned in their day by Nazism.
A film location worthy of a grandiose movie
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It is the name that refers to one of the rooms that follow with greater fidelity the novelties of the independent film scene. His careful selection of titles Asian, American and European they serve as a window to the world for the Russian capital. It is located at 47/24 Pokrovska Street, at the northeast end of the circle that makes up the central area of Moscow. Needless to say, it is also a meeting and discussion point and that a predominant youthful atmosphere.
Long live Asian, American and European cinema!
OKTYABR CINEMA CENTER
Almost ten years ago the mythical Oktyabr Cinema Center at number 24 of the central and modern Novy Arbat ulitsa avenue returned to life. It was built in 1967 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the communist revolution and its external structure - rectangular, elongated and crystalline - unites it with the kino international, that reigns supreme in East Berlin's Karl-Marx Alec, as does its distinctive mural. Whoever wants to take advantage of the visit to see a movie may be able to if they control English. In some of its smaller rooms, Anglo-Saxon cinema is programmed in its original version.
Cinema in Russian for Russians (VIP)
DOME CINEMA
Much more casual is the Dome Cinema. It is another meeting point for expatriates because it shows the original version dubbed into Russian through headphones. This one also takes advantage of the space of a hotel, The Renaissance Moscow. Its dome-shaped structure is striking, which makes it very easy to find it in the Olimpisky Prospect 18/1. The nearest subway is Prospect Mira.
AND MORE CINEMA
Other curiosities are the impressive facade with Soviet motifs of the pioneer cinema , a little further from the center, or the projection room inside the famous shopping center GUM which is another architectural landmark. The latter, a few steps from Red Square, divides the seats into classes, like on airplanes. There is a children's class, another "tourist" class and a VIP class is entitled to spacious velvet seats and a special selection of food and drink. But in both cases the movie schedule is available only in Russian.
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