Kino Komuna

Kino Komuna is a cinema located in the very centre of Ljubljana, Slovenia, in the passage connecting Tomšičeva and Cankarjeva streets, right next to the Nama department store. Its history reaches back to the earliest days of film exhibition in Slovenia: in 1896, at the site later occupied by Kino Komuna, a travelling cinematograph first showed "living photographs in life size" — the first such presentation in the country. In 1909 a permanent cinema named Ideal opened there, founded by Anton Deghenghi, a wealthy Italian merchant who had come to Ljubljana from Trieste. Deghenghi had already established Kino Edison, the first permanent Ljubljana cinema, three years earlier. The opening of Ideal was attended by Ljubljana Philharmonic musicians. After two rival cinemas failed quickly, Deghenghi became the sole film exhibitor in Ljubljana; Edison soon closed, while Ideal gained importance and took on a central role in the development of Slovenian cinematography for the next 40 years. After the Second World War, Ideal was occasionally renamed Moskva, and in 1953 it became Kino Komuna. The cinema continued to operate through the decades, though attendance declined sharply in the 2000s: it recorded 64,000 visitors in 2004 but only 28,000 in 2007. In 2008 Kino Komuna was closed, and after renovation it reopened in September 2011. It remains a landmark of Ljubljana's cinema culture.

The site of Kino Komuna in central Ljubljana, in the passage between Tomšičeva and Cankarjeva streets next to the Nama department store, has been associated with cinema since 1896, when a travelling cinematograph presented "living photographs in life size" — the first such exhibition in Slovenia. In 1909 a permanent cinema named Ideal opened there, founded by Anton Deghenghi, a wealthy Italian merchant who had moved to Ljubljana from Trieste. Deghenghi had already founded Kino Edison, the first permanent cinema in Ljubljana, three years earlier. The opening of Ideal was marked by a performance of Ljubljana Philharmonic musicians. After two competing cinemas failed quickly due to poor copies, old films and a resulting lack of audiences, Deghenghi became the only film exhibitor in Ljubljana; Edison soon closed, while Ideal gained in importance and assumed a central role in the development of Slovenian cinematography for the next 40 years. After the Second World War, Ideal was occasionally renamed Moskva, and in 1953 it became Kino Komuna. The cinema operated for decades, but by the 2000s attendance had fallen sharply: it recorded 64,000 visitors in 2004 and only 28,000 in 2007. In 2008 Kino Komuna was closed, and after renovation it reopened in September 2011. It remains a historic cinema venue in Ljubljana.

• 2011

  Kino Komuna reopened in September after renovation.

• 2008

  Kino Komuna closed.

• 2007

  Attendance fell to 28,000 visitors.

• 2004

  Kino Komuna recorded 64,000 visitors.

• 1953

  Ideal renamed Kino Komuna.

• 1909

  Cinema named Ideal opened by Anton Deghenghi.

• 1896

  First presentation of "living photographs in life size" in Slovenia at the site later occupied by Kino Komuna.

Historic single-screen cinema in central Ljubljana with a long tradition of film exhibition.

Product categories. Cinema screenings · Film programming

1. 1Kino Komuna - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Kino Komuna - Wikipedia (Slovenian)sl.wikipedia.org