Le Grand Rex
Encyclopedia
Le Grand Rex is the largest cinema, theater and music venue in Paris
, with 2,800 seats. An atmospheric theatre
, the cinema features a starred "sky" overhead, as well as interior fountains. The cinema is a landmark of Art Deco
style architecture. It features the largest screen in Europe, called grand large.
The theatre was built by Jacques Haïk, a wealthy film producer. It was designed by French architect Auguste Bluysen, with Romanian-American
architect
John Eberson
as consulting architect. Ebersen was known for his atmospheric theaters in North America, and for more than three hundred theaters in his career. Construction began in 1931, and the theater opened its doors the following year on the night of December 8. It was used as a "Soldatenkino" (Soldier's theatre) during the German occupation. It has had protected status since 1981.
Situated at 1 Boulevard Poissonnière, 2nd arrondissement of Paris, Le Grand Rex is served by the métro station of Bonne Nouvelle
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, with 2,800 seats. An atmospheric theatre
Atmospheric theatre
An atmospheric theatre is a type of movie palace which has an auditorium ceiling that is intended to give the illusion of an open sky as its defining feature...
, the cinema features a starred "sky" overhead, as well as interior fountains. The cinema is a landmark of Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
style architecture. It features the largest screen in Europe, called grand large.
The theatre was built by Jacques Haïk, a wealthy film producer. It was designed by French architect Auguste Bluysen, with Romanian-American
Romanian-American
A Romanian American is a citizen of the United States who has significant Romanian heritage. For the 2000 US Census, 367,310 Americans indicated Romanian as their first ancestry, while 462,526 persons declared to have Romanian ancestry...
architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
John Eberson
John Eberson
John Eberson was an American architect best known for his movie palace designs in the atmospheric theatre fashion.Born in Czernowitz, Austro-Hungarian Empire , Eberson went to highschool in Dresden and studied electrical engineering in Vienna. He arrived in the United States in 1901 and at first...
as consulting architect. Ebersen was known for his atmospheric theaters in North America, and for more than three hundred theaters in his career. Construction began in 1931, and the theater opened its doors the following year on the night of December 8. It was used as a "Soldatenkino" (Soldier's theatre) during the German occupation. It has had protected status since 1981.
Situated at 1 Boulevard Poissonnière, 2nd arrondissement of Paris, Le Grand Rex is served by the métro station of Bonne Nouvelle
Bonne Nouvelle (Paris Metro)
Bonne Nouvelle is a station on lines 8 and 9 of the Paris Métro. The section of lines 8 and 9 from just east of Richelieu - Drouot to west of République was built under the Grand Boulevards, which replaced the Louis XIII wall and is in soft ground, which was once the course of the Seine. The lines...
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Events
The theatre is host to the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival, a six-day event that attracts more than 48,000 attendees and is the most important adventure and discovery film festival in the world each April. In December there is the Féerie des Eaux, an aquatic-themed event featuring 1200 onstage jets of water, centering around a recently released family filmFamily film
A family film is a film genre that is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and, thus, families.In December 2005, Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came first in a poll of the 100 Greatest Family Films. The genre today generates billions of dollars per annum.Family...
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