A Picture Visit to Kinopanorama in Paris, 1990 |
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| Written & Photographed by: Thomas Hauerslev | Date: 29.73.2014 |
 The
legendary Kinopanorama cinema in Paris, France. Closed around 2002. It was
very famous for showing 70mm films in the 1970 and 80s. Among the films were
"The Rose", "ET", and "Apocalypse Now" in blazing 70mm.Click the to see an enlargement Original cinema opened 1919. New building from 1958 designed by Mr M Pinton. Played Russian 3-strip Kinopanorama films with changeovers. Very large curved screen 79 x 33 ft, CP200, SR.D, STS sound. Played "The Doors" as the first cinema in France with CDS sound. Rebuilt summer 1992 - August 1992. "2OO1:A Space Odyssey", "Lawrence of Arabia" both played here in 70mm. Closed July 2002. |
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 The
auditorium with nearly 600 seats. Note the balcony above the projection
room.
Note the many projection ports. Two in each side for dual Kinopanorama
projectors, and four in the middle - two for 70mm and two for Kinopanorama.Click the to see an enlargement |
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 Hall
mark of the Kinopanorama - the big curved screen for 70mm.
The sound system installed at the Kinopanorama was famous all over France,
and the Kinopanorama was among the first to show Sensurround and Cinema
Digital Sound.Click the to see an enlargement |
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 Projection
room with a pair of Philips DP70s
(1905+1907) from Le Maine Palace.Click the to see an enlargement DP70s in France |
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 Projection
room with a pair of Philips DP70s.Click the to see an enlargement |
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 Sound
rack with a CP200 Dolby Stereo cinema processor, surrounded by vintage CCCP/USSR
sound equipment for 3-panel Kinopanorama films.Click the to see an enlargement |
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 Close
up of the valve amplifiers. |
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 Russian
control panel for running 3-strip Kinopanorama films. Only very few Russian
3-strip films were ever made, and only very few were shown in the Western
world. At least two examples are known to the editor - in Paris and in Oslo.
A compilation of Kinopanorama films were shown in many places as "Cinerama's
Russian Adventure". See
Lost Orphaned Films Abandoned in BasementClick the to see an enlargement |
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 Vintage
Kinopanorama projectors stored in the side of the projection room. At the
Kinopanorama, Russian Kinopanorama films were shown with change overs, which
required 6 projectors.Click the to see an enlargement Sadly, no one have seen 3-strip Kinopanorama films publically since the last shows in the 1970s. Despite several well meant, but ill-fated attempts to bring the spectacle of the process back the past 20 years, anyone involved seems to suffer from delusions of grandeur - hence "The Curse of Kinopanorama". Not being a doctor, this is of course only subjective speculation. |
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 Kinopanorama
aside, 70mm presentations were so popular and frequent that a permanent
"70MM 6-Track Sound" neon sign was installed on the facade. It can be seen
on this picture right next to the "Back to the Future" poster.
As we say good bye to the Kinopanorama we leave along the Avenue de la
Motte-Picquet.Click the to see an enlargement |
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