Cinema Won

The cinema "Victory" was built in 1957 according to the project of Honored Architect of the USSR, winner of the Stalin Prize I.V. Zholtovsky. The cinema is a freestanding building rectangular shape, with columns on the facade. The project is based on a palace from G. Vincenzo architect Palladio XVI century and is a kind of monument of architectural style, known as "Stalin Empire". Initially, the cinema had 2 halls of 420 seats. The decoration of the box office and spectator foyer was the original massive forged chandeliers and stucco (by the way, chandeliers participated in Bondarchuk’s Oscar-winning film War and Peace). There was a shooting range in the basement of the cinema. In June 2000, the cinema "Victory" closed for repairs. The builders and restorers were tasked with preserving the original architectural and interior style of the Stalin era, painting the gloomy Stalin building with southern Polladian air, combining it with modern solutions in the field of design, materials and technical support. Since November 1, 2000, two cinema halls - "red" and "blue" - have been working in the completely reconstructed and converted cinema "Victory". Each hall is designed for 304 seats and is equipped with sound equipment in the format of "DOLBY DIGITAL", sound-absorbing panels, pearl screen size 10x4.5m, comfortable seats with cupholders for drinks, air conditioning. In the spectator foyer with an area of 350 sq.m. there are: - coffee bar (60 seats): - snack bar "fast-food": - a round stage with a diameter of 3.5 m, equipped with theatrical lighting and sound. There's a wardrobe in the box office. In the building of the cinema there are a bar-billiard "His own among his" and a beer restaurant "Pinta". Near the cinema is a parking lot for cars. Interior design was developed by the famous Russian designer, theater and film artist, fashion designer, producer Pavel Kaplevich. The most famous projects: theatrical performances “Woe from Wit” by O. Menshikov; “3 comrades”, “Pygmalion”, “Cherry Orchard” (Contemporary); “Taming the Shrew”, “Khlestakov” by V. Mirzoev (Stanislavsky); films: “Anna Karamazoff” by R. Khamdamov; “Taxi blues”, “Lunapark” by P. Lungin; “Mama”, “Limita” by D. Evstegneev; design of shops: “Tsarskhotarov”, “Tsarskaya restaurant”, “Khotsarskaya” and “Shotsarskaya”. Design works: theatrical and production workshops under the leadership of Leonid Kerpek. Wall painting: under the direction of Pavel Parkhomenko and Alexei Shaboldaev. The restoration of the original chandeliers was performed in the center of art restoration in Moscow. Travel Photos – Create Your Album