Watch: Berlin’s Iconic Cinema ‘Kino Worldwide’ Celebrates 60 Years
by Alex Billington November 22, 2023Source: YouTube
Probably the most iconic film theaters in center of the town of Berlin, Germany is the Kino Worldwide. This traditional one-screen film palace is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary this yr. The cinema was initially constructed and opened in 1963, the gem of East Germany’s DDR (German Democratic Republic) when the nation was nonetheless break up. It is situated on Karl-Marx-Allee (see Google Maps) in Mitte, a number of blocks from Alexanderplatz. Along with internet hosting a particular 60 years celebration, Yorck (the chain that now owns & operates the cinema) is internet hosting screenings over the following few months of traditional movies that premiered there. Kino Worldwide can even be closing in February 2024 (after the following Berlin Movie Pageant which exhibits movies there) for a two yr renovation and replace. This is the reason they’re bringing consideration to this lovely cinema venue proper now, as it should solely be open for a short while longer earlier than it shuts down for whereas for an entire refurbishment.
I have been to this cinema in Berlin many instances to observe movies since transferring to the town, because it nonetheless operates as a prime class movie show displaying new releases the entire time (I am catching Napoleon there quickly). The traditional screening sequence, operating from now by February, options German movies together with: No Extra Mr. Good Man (Wir Können Auch Anders – 1993), Wim Wenders’ Buena Vista Social Membership (1999), Good Bye, Lenin! (2003), Expensive Thomas (Lieber Thomas – 2021), & The Folks vs. Fritz Bauer (Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer – 2015). Yorck additionally launched this 13-minute brief documentary offering a glance again on the origins of the Kino Worldwide cinema, with many particular company expressing their admiration and appreciation. View it right here:
For more information on the Kino Worldwide sixtieth Anniversary occasions + movie screenings, head to Yorck’s web site.
Intro from Yorck celebrating the particular occasion they hosted on November tenth in Berlin: “60 years of Kino Worldwide. At present not solely one of the vital well-known film theaters on the planet, but additionally a monument of nationwide significance. With this brief movie we check out the historical past of cinema. An extended model [above – featuring more] archival footage & contributions from Christian Petzold, Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer, Tilda Swinton, Dieter Kosslick, Andreas Dresen, and so on. can now be discovered on our YouTube channel.” The cinema can be internet hosting a sequence of screenings from now by February 2024, when it should shut down for 2 years of renovations. “On November fifteenth, 1963, Kino Worldwide opened as a GDR (or DDR) premiere cinema. The newest Defa movies premiered right here, balls happened within the lobby, political rallies have been held in addition to hairdressing competitions. At present, Kino Worldwide is a spot of openness and change. We have a good time six eventful many years with 13 German classics from 1966 to 2021.” Go to the location Yorck.de for extra particulars.