Reopened after three years: Lausanne’s legendary Capitole cinema.
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The historic Capitole cinema in Lausanne has been open again since Friday evening. The newly renovated house shines in new splendor. The host, the film archive Cinémathèque suisse, now has almost 900 seats.
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- The historic Capitole cinema in Lausanne has been open again since Friday evening.
- The well-known film theater was renovated for three years.
- This means that Lausanne once again has the largest operating cinema in Switzerland.
The reopening took place after three years of renovation work. This means that Lausanne once again has the largest operating cinema in Switzerland. The over 700 opening guests included filmmakers and actors.
The opening guests watched a screening of the 2005 film “La petite dame du Capitole” in the historic large hall. The documentary by director Jacqueline Veuve shows a portrait of the former owner “Miss” Lucienne Schnegg.
Hired in 1949, Lucienne Schnegg took over the management of the house in 1956 and held it until it was taken over by the city of Lausanne in 2010. She died in 2015 at the age of 90. The Capitole cinema looks back on a long history.
1920s flair
The venerable film temple was built in 1928 by the architect Charles Thévenaz. The first panoramic screen was installed here in 1959. The Capitole is the only cinema to continue showing films in 70mm format, one of the original analogue Cinemascope formats. Since its purchase by the city, the Cinémathèque suisse, to which management was transferred, has hosted major premieres and other events within its walls.
After renovation and expansion, the Capitole has a large and small hall, a café-bar and a media library. The small hall with 150 seats is equipped to show 35mm, 16mm and digital films.
This small hall was dug under the historic hall. For safety reasons, those responsible reduced the number of seats in the large hall from 869 to 736. The flair of the 1920s was retained.
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2024-02-24 03:08:06
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