Arthouse Alba

Arthouse Alba is a Swiss cinema brand based in Zurich that operates a small circuit of arthouse movie theatres under the umbrella name Arthouse Kinos. Its venues include Arthouse Le Paris, Arthouse Movie and Arthouse Piccadilly, all located in the city of Zurich. The brand positions itself as a home for original-language, director-driven and festival-oriented cinema rather than mainstream multiplex fare, and its programming spans European art films, restored classics, documentaries and recorded stage or opera productions. The official website functions as a combined programme guide and ticketing platform. Visitors can sort screenings by film, date, time of day, cinema, festival, genre and language, with language filters covering Arabic, English, German, Italian and Japanese. The site also highlights recurring formats such as LunchKino, a midday screening slot, and special presentations. Typical titles listed include Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (Final Cut), Katsuhiro Ôtomo's Akira, Christopher Wheeldon's Alice in Wonderland and Asghar Farhadi's Histoires parallèles, illustrating the mix of repertory classics, animation, filmed ballet and contemporary international cinema. Beyond standard screenings, Arthouse Kinos offers event and rental services, a newsletter, movie news, school-class programmes and advertising bookings. It also sells gift vouchers in denominations from CHF 20 to CHF 250, valid for two years, which can be loaded onto a customer's cinema card. A separate Filmdinner voucher combines a film visit with a three-course meal at neighbouring restaurants associated with Commercio-Gastronomie, including Commercio, Mère Catherine, Commihalle, Collana Bar e Caffè and Fischerstube Zürihorn. Vouchers are also offered for cinemas across the city of Zurich and the city of Winterthur. The brand's public identity is closely tied to Zurich's urban cinema culture, serving German-speaking audiences while presenting films in their original languages with German and French subtitles. Arthouse Alba is documented as a cinema in Zurich, Switzerland, and its website domain arthouse.ch is the primary public face of the operation.

Arthouse Alba is documented as a cinema in Zurich, Switzerland. Its public-facing operation is branded Arthouse Kinos, a name used across its Zurich venues: Arthouse Le Paris, Arthouse Movie and Arthouse Piccadilly. The brand's website, arthouse.ch, presents itself as "Ihr Ticket zum Original" (your ticket to the original), signalling a commitment to original-language programming. The circuit's programming model combines repertory classics, contemporary international art films, documentaries and recorded stage productions. Titles visible on the site include 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner (Final Cut), Akira, Alice in Wonderland, Alte Liebe, Carmen, Così fan tutte, Der Nussknacker, Digger and Edvard Munch, alongside newer releases such as Histoires parallèles by Asghar Farhadi. This range indicates a curatorial approach that mixes canonical cinema with current festival titles and cultural broadcasts. Operationally, Arthouse Kinos runs a ticketing and programme platform that allows filtering by film, date, time of day, cinema, festival, genre and language. Recurring formats include LunchKino, a midday screening programme, and special presentations. The brand also engages in ancillary activities: renting cinemas for events, publishing a newsletter and movie news, offering school-class programmes and selling advertising. A notable commercial feature is its gift-voucher scheme. Vouchers are sold in denominations of CHF 20, 30, 50, 100, 150 and 250, each valid for two years, and can be loaded onto a customer's cinema card with any remaining balance preserved after a ticket purchase. A separate Filmdinner voucher, priced at CHF 75, combines a film visit with a three-course meal at neighbouring restaurants of Commercio-Gastronomie: Commercio, Mère Catherine, Commihalle, Collana Bar e Caffè and Fischerstube Zürihorn. The site also mentions vouchers valid for cinemas across the city of Zurich and the city of Winterthur, suggesting a broader network or partnership beyond the three Arthouse venues. The brand's history is not extensively documented in the supplied evidence; founding dates, ownership and corporate structure are not stated. What is clear is its active presence in Zurich's cinema landscape, its multilingual programming (Arabic, English, German, Italian, Japanese) and its integration of film with dining and events.

Arthouse cinema brand focused on original-language, director-driven and festival cinema in Zurich.

• Arthouse Le Paris

  One of the Arthouse Kinos venues in Zurich.

• Arthouse Movie

  One of the Arthouse Kinos venues in Zurich.

• Arthouse Piccadilly

  One of the Arthouse Kinos venues in Zurich.

• LunchKino

  Midday screening format offered by Arthouse Kinos.

• Gift vouchers

  Vouchers from CHF 20 to CHF 250, valid for two years, loadable onto a cinema card.

• Filmdinner voucher

  CHF 75 voucher combining a film visit with a three-course meal at partner restaurants.

1. 1Arthouse Kinos - Ihr Ticket zum Originalarthouse.ch
2. 2Offer & About – Arthouse Kinos Züricharthouse.ch
3. 3Gutscheine – Arthouse Kinos Züricharthouse.ch
4. 4HISTOIRES PARALLELES – Arthouse Kinos Züricharthouse.ch
5. 5Arthouse Albawikidata.org