Cine Belas Artes

Cine Belas Artes is a traditional street cinema in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, focused on art films and alternative cinema. The venue has been used for film exhibition since 1956 and was inaugurated as Cine Belas Artes in July 1967. In 1980 it gained a six-screen division, with each screen named after a Brazilian artist. It became known as an important intellectual and artistic meeting point in the city due to its alternative programming. In the mid-2000s it was taken over by André Sturm and O2 Filmes, underwent a major renovation in 2003, and reopened in 2004. It closed in 2011, prompting a public movement against its closure that gathered more than 90,000 signatures. The cinema also offers a streaming service called À LA CARTE.

The location has been used for film exhibition since 1956. Cine Belas Artes was inaugurated in July 1967 with the opening film "Os Russos Estão Chegando", programmed by Sociedade Amigos da Cinemateca. In 1980 it gained a six-screen division, existing to this day, each named after a Brazilian artist: Leon Cakoff, Carmen Miranda, Rubens Ewald Filho, Helena Ignez, Luiz Carlos Merten, Léo Mendes. Due to its alternative programming, mixing films of diverse nationalities and keeping some films in theaters for long periods, Cine Belas Artes became one of the most important intellectual and artistic meeting points in the city. In mid-2002 the cinema was almost closed. André Sturm and O2 Filmes took over the building, which underwent a major renovation in 2003, and was inaugurated in 2004 with the simultaneous screening in all its theaters of "Do Outro Lado da Rua", starring Brazilian cinema masters Fernanda Montenegro and Raul Cortes. The cinema maintained its differentiated programming, with an average of 10 films in theaters per week, and a variety of genres from art films to old classics, through contemporary productions, until 2011, when after many negotiations Cine Belas Artes had its doors closed. As a consequence, a movement against the closure of the cinema began in the city of São Paulo. Various frequenters of the space, cinephiles and citizens united and gathered more than 90,000 signatures, carrying out the largest mobilization ever occurred in Brazil in defense of a heritage. The cinema also offers a streaming service called À LA CARTE, described as a new way to watch films anywhere, with special curation like that of Cinema Belas Artes, featuring a collection of cult, classic, and recent films.

Alternative programming mixing films of diverse nationalities, art films, classics, and contemporary productions.

• Cinema exhibition

• À LA CARTE streaming service

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