Cinema Classico
Historic Turin cinema, opened in 1913 and reborn as Cinema Classico in 2014 under Movies Inspired.
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Overview
Cinema Classico is a historic movie theater in Turin, Italy, located in Piazza Vittorio Veneto in the city's historic center. It has 177 seats. The cinema first opened in 1913 during the golden age of silent film in Turin, under the name Impero, with 350 seats, in the patio of Palazzo Denina. In 1942, after the building was enlarged, it was renamed Vittorio Veneto. A first restoration took place in 1967. From 1979 to 1989, the cinema screened adult films; in 1989 it took the name Empire. In 2013, the cinema was taken over by Movies Inspired S.a.s., a long-established film distribution company, which made it its legal headquarters. After renovation, the venue reopened as "Cinema Classico" on 27 August 2014. Today it operates as an art-house cinema under the Movies Inspired group, showing repertory and classic films.
History
Cinema Classico is a historic movie theater in Turin, Italy, located in Piazza Vittorio Veneto in the city's historic center. It has 177 seats. The cinema first opened in 1913 during the golden age of silent film in Turin, under the name Impero, with 350 seats, in the patio of Palazzo Denina (in what was then Piazza Vittorio Emanuele I). In 1942, after the building was enlarged, it was renamed Vittorio Veneto. A first restoration took place in 1967. From 1979 to 1989, the cinema screened adult films; in 1989 it took the name Empire. In 2013, the cinema was taken over by Movies Inspired S.a.s., a long-established film distribution company, which made it its legal headquarters. After renovation, the venue reopened as "Cinema Classico" on 27 August 2014. Today it operates as an art-house cinema under the Movies Inspired group, showing repertory and classic films.
- 2014
Reopened as Cinema Classico on 27 August after renovation.
- 2013
Taken over by Movies Inspired S.a.s., which made it its legal headquarters.
- 1989
Renamed Empire.
- 1979
Began screening adult films, continuing until 1989.
- 1967
First restoration carried out.
- 1942
Renamed Vittorio Veneto after the building was enlarged.
- 1913
Opened as Impero with 350 seats in the patio of Palazzo Denina.
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Historic art-house cinema in central Turin, operated by film distributor Movies Inspired.
Product categories. Cinema screenings · Film programming · Cultural events
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