Cine Utopia

Cine Utopia (also known as Utopia or Kino Utopia) is a cinema in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. It opened on 15 December 1983 on Avenue de la Faïencerie in the Lampertsbierg (Limpertsberg) district, founded by members of the Ciné-Club 80 who converted an old garage into a small screening room with 145 seats. The cinema expanded rapidly: a second 79-seat auditorium opened in May 1985, and by 14 December 1989 renovations were completed that brought the total to five screens with a combined 770 seats, equipped with modern projection and sound systems. Since 2015, Cine Utopia has been part of the Kinepolis Group, a major European cinema chain. The cinema is documented in Luxembourgish film history, including Fernand Fehlen's 1989 article 'Eine Utopie nimmt Form an' and Yves Steichen's 2017 book 'Utopia. Une passion pour le Septième Art. Du Ciné-Club 80 au Groupe Utopia.'

Cine Utopia opened its doors on 15 December 1983 on Avenue de la Faïencerie in the Lampertsbierg (Limpertsberg) district of Luxembourg City. It was established by members of the Ciné-Club 80, who converted an old garage into a small cinema auditorium with 145 seats. The venture proved successful, and a single screen was not enough: in May 1985 a second auditorium with 79 seats opened. Demand continued to grow, and expansion was soon planned again. On 14 December 1989, renovations were completed, giving Utopia five screens with a total of 770 seats, equipped with the most modern projection apparatus and sound systems of the time. The cinema's early history is documented in Fernand Fehlen's 1989 article 'Eine Utopie nimmt Form an' (forum 115: 17-21) and in Yves Steichen's 2017 book 'Utopia. Une passion pour le Septième Art. Du Ciné-Club 80 au Groupe Utopia' (1st edition, 209 p., ISBN 978-99959-0-148-6, Imprimerie centrale, Luxembourg). Since 2015, the cinema has belonged to the Kinepolis Group.

• 2015

  Cinema became part of the Kinepolis Group.

• 1989

  Renovations completed on 14 December, expanding to five screens with 770 seats total.

• 1985

  Second auditorium with 79 seats opened in May.

• 1983

  Opened on 15 December at Avenue de la Faïencerie, Lampertsbierg, with one 145-seat auditorium.

Historic arthouse-origin cinema integrated into a major European exhibition chain.

• Cinema screenings

• Multi-screen cinema experience

1. 1Wikidata: Cine Utopiawikidata.org
2. 2Wikipedia (Luxembourgish): Utopia (Kino)lb.wikipedia.org