Cinema Art Theatre

On November 5, 1909, Russian Vedomosti published a message: The opening of the Art Electric Theatre in a specially built building on Arbatskaya Square will follow. Auditorium with 400 seats and a foyer with a glowing fountain.” On November 11, 1909, the first session took place at the Art Cinema. Program: "Georgette"-drama performed by first-class Parisian artists, "Angel of Reconciliation" and other specific and commercial paintings. In 1911, to the centenary of the Patriotic War of 1812, the cinema was reconstructed by the Russian architect Fyodor Shekhtel in the fashionable at that time style of "Ampire". Immediately after the opening of the then electric theater, "Artist" becomes a favorite place of the Moscow aristocratic society and intelligentsia. In 1924, the premiere of the film “Battleship Potemkin” took place here, in 1931 the premiere of the first sound film “A Journey to Life”, in 1936 the premiere of the first color film “Grunya Kornakov”. In the cinema, the films of M. Romm, the Vasiliev brothers, G. Alexandrov and others began their screen life. During the Soviet era, the cinema was also a popular place for the already Soviet intelligentsia. In the cinema there is a box in which representatives of the political elite of the country watched the movie: I.V. Stalin, L. Beria, Mikoyan, Molotov, Khrushchev, Furtseva. Despite the reconstructions carried out in the cinema, the facade and the large hall of the cinema retained its original appearance (the Empire style). In the large hall, the stucco work of F. Shechtel was preserved. Cozy cafeteria with democratic prices, wardrobe, free parking. The Great Hall has 609 seats. Convenient modern chairs, the distance between the rows is 1 m. 20 cm. The hall is equipped with the latest air conditioning system, Dolby Digital Surround EX sound equipment, Kinoton film projection equipment, a wide screen. The small room has 50 seats. The hall is equipped with the latest air conditioning system, Dolby Digital Surround EX sound equipment, Kinoton film projection equipment.