Cinema Lumière

Cinema Lumière (Театр Кіно «Люм'єр») is a cinema and leisure complex located at 3 Hrushevskoho Street in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. It occupies a four-storey Art Deco building constructed in 1929 — described as the first structure in Ukraine built specifically for film screenings — whose facade features eight ten-metre columns facing Adam Mickiewicz Square. The cinema is named after the Lumière brothers, the pioneers of cinematography, whose surname means "light" in French. The current cinema opened in June 2006, reviving a site with a long cinematic history. The building originally housed the "Ton" cinema, the first sound cinema in Stanislaviv (now Ivano-Frankivsk), which opened in 1929, two years after the first sound film. During the Nazi occupation it was renamed "Victoria" and reserved for Germans only; from 1945 it was known as the Ivan Franko Cinema, and it closed in the second half of the 1990s before being restored and reopened as Lumière. Lumier operates multiple auditoriums arranged vertically across different floors — a layout the cinema describes as unique in Ukraine. The halls include the Smaragdovy (Emerald) with 225 seats, the Rubinovy (Ruby) with 135 seats including VIP seats and a separate entrance, the Agatovy (Agate) with 76 seats, the Grafitovy (Graphite) with 33 seats, and a nine-seat DELUXE hall with recliner chairs and premium service. Equipment includes Euroseating orthopaedic chairs from Spain, Dolby Laboratories sound systems, JBL acoustics, and NEC laser and lamp projectors, supporting 2D and 3D formats. The venue is more than a cinema: it houses a banquet hall, wardrobe and restrooms on the basement level; box office, cafe, cinema bar, waiting area and summer terrace on the first floor; the "Terrace" restaurant on the second floor; and a cinema bar and waiting area on the third floor. Services include hall rental for private and commercial screenings, conferences and presentations, birthday celebrations, corporate events, and banquet hall rental. The cinema sells tickets online through its website, which also lists showtimes and film information.

The history of the cinema at 3 Hrushevskoho Street in Ivano-Frankivsk begins in the 19th century. In 1895, a building of the "Sokil" cultural and sports society stood on Mickiewicz Square (the site now occupied by a children's library). In 1927, the Sokil building burned down. Because it was insured, the Poles not only fully restored it but also added a cinema, "Ton," in 1929. This was the first sound cinema in Stanislaviv (the city's name at the time), opening just two years after the official arrival of sound film — the first sound film, "The Jazz Singer," had been released in the United States on 6 October 1927. During the Nazi occupation, the "Ton" cinema was renamed "Victoria" and declared "nur fuer Deutsche" — for Germans only. In 1945, it received a new name: the Ivan Franko Cinema. In the second half of the 1990s, the Franko cinema was closed. The four-storey cinema building was constructed in 1929 in the Art Deco style — described as the last of the great styles — characterised by gloss and metallic sheen and the use of textured surfaces and ornaments of ancient cultures. The interior was executed in the same style. The main decoration of the facade is eight ten-metre columns that form part of the wall from the second floor to the roof. The modern cinema, named after the Lumière brothers (whose French surname means "light"), opened in June 2006 as a leisure complex. It revived the historic building and the site's cinematic tradition. The cinema operates four main halls — Smaragdovy (Emerald, 247 seats), Rubinovy (Ruby, 128 seats with a VIP zone and separate entrance), Agatovy (Agate, 72 seats) and Grafitovy (Graphite, 41 seats) — plus a DELUXE hall. The halls are arranged vertically on different floors of the same building, which the cinema describes as a first and unique feature in Ukraine. The venue includes cafes and bars: the "Zerno Istyny" coffee shop with non-smoking (24 seats) and smoking (40 seats) halls on the first floor; the "Pivne Cafe" with a summer terrace on the second floor; the "Cinema" cinema bar with a non-smoking hall (40 seats) on the third floor; and the "Grand Cafe." Equipment includes Euroseating orthopaedic chairs from Spain, a seven-channel Dolby Laboratories sound system, JBL acoustics, and projectors from the American firm Christie (as listed in the Ukrainian Wikipedia article; the current official website lists NEC laser and lamp projectors). The cinema supports 2D and 3D formats. By the time of the current official website, the hall capacities and names have been updated: Smaragdovy (225 seats, including love seats and recliner chairs), Rubinovy (135 seats, VIP seats, separate entrance, sofas), Agatovy (76 seats, cosy atmosphere), Grafitovy (33 seats, chamber hall), and DELUXE (9 seats, recliner chairs, premium service). The infrastructure now includes a banquet hall, wardrobe and restrooms on the basement level; box office, cafe, cinema bar, waiting area and summer terrace on the first floor; the "Terrace" restaurant on the second floor; and a cinema bar and waiting area on the third floor. Services include hall rental for private and commercial screenings, organisation of conferences and presentations, birthday celebrations, corporate events, and banquet hall rental.

• 2006

  The Lumière cinema and leisure complex opens in June in the restored historic building.

• 1990

  In the second half of the 1990s, the Franko cinema closes.

• 1945

  The cinema is renamed the Ivan Franko Cinema.

• 1941

  During the Nazi occupation, the cinema is renamed "Victoria" and reserved for Germans only.

• 1929

  The "Ton" cinema opens — the first sound cinema in Stanislaviv — in a new Art Deco building purpose-built for film screenings.

• 1927

  The Sokil building burns down; it is restored and expanded with a cinema.

• 1895

  The "Sokil" cultural and sports society building stands on Mickiewicz Square in Stanislaviv.

A historic, premium cinema and leisure complex in the heart of Ivano-Frankivsk, combining a unique Art Deco heritage building with modern projection and sound technology and vertically arranged halls.

• Smaragdovy (Emerald) hall

• Rubinovy (Ruby) hall

• Agatovy (Agate) hall

• Grafitovy (Graphite) hall

• DELUXE hall

• Hall rental for private and commercial screenings

• Banquet hall rental

• 2019-10-02

  Lumiere announces Mysticète’s return[5]Lumiere宣布Mysticète回归northumberlandgazette.co.uk

  Reported: 2019-10-02

  Lumiere announced that the whale projection artwork Mysticète will return to the River Wear for the festival’s 10th anniversary edition, at a new location north of Pennyferry Bridge.

1. 1Lumiere — Твій улюблений кінотеатр у Івано-Франківськуkinolumiere.com
2. 2Про нас | Lumierekinolumiere.com
3. 3Cinema Lumière — Wikidatawikidata.org
4. 4Люм'єр (кінотеатр, Івано-Франківськ) — Wikipediauk.wikipedia.org
5. 5Lumiere宣布Mysticète回归northumberlandgazette.co.uk