Rialto Lichtspiele

Rialto Lichtspiele was a cinema at Vogelhüttendeich 30 in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, Germany. It opened in 1913 as the Reiher Theater and from 1921 established itself as a venue for film screenings, serving as a silent-film cinema until 1936. The house had 335 seats. After the war, only a low mansard roof, the attic, and a neo-baroque dormer survived from the original old building. In the 1950s the structure received the appearance it kept until the end, with an asymmetrical, tile-clad facade and a recessed four-wing entrance door. The cinema kept pace with technical trends, offering each new cinema picture and sound format; for example, it introduced CinemaScope in 1956. In 1987, like many other cinemas over the course of cinema history, the Rialto had to cease operations. In 2013 the cinema was provisionally restored through a private initiative and volunteer help and received temporary official permission for a 180-day season until 31 October 2013. It reopened on 3 May 2013 with the silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, accompanied live on violin by Chris Drave. Besides films, readings, theatre performances, and concerts also took place there. In December 2017 the building was demolished.

Rialto Lichtspiele was a cinema at Vogelhüttendeich 30 in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, Germany. It opened in 1913 as the Reiher Theater. From 1921 it established itself for the presentation of cinema films, and until 1936 it operated as a silent-film theatre. It had 335 seats. Of the original old building, after the war only a low mansard roof and the attic, like a neo-baroque dormer, remained. In the 1950s the building received the appearance it retained until the end, with an asymmetrical, tile-clad facade and a recessed four-wing entrance door. The cinema developed with trends in technology and offered each new cinema picture and sound format; for example, it introduced CinemaScope in 1956. In 1987, like many other cinemas over the course of cinema history, the Rialto had to cease operations. In 2013 the cinema was provisionally restored through a private initiative and volunteer help and received temporary official permission for a season of 180 days until 31 October 2013. On 3 May 2013 it reopened with the silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, accompanied live on violin by Chris Drave. Besides cinema films, readings, performances of theatre plays, and concerts also took place there. In December 2017 the building was demolished.

• 2017

  Building demolished in December.

• 2013

  Provisionally restored and reopened on 3 May with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari; temporary 180-day season until 31 October 2013.

• 1987

  Ceased operations.

• 1956

  Introduced CinemaScope.

• 1936

  Operated as a silent-film theatre until this year.

• 1921

  Established as a venue for film screenings.

• 1913

  Opened as the Reiher Theater.

A neighbourhood cinema and later a temporary cultural venue in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg.

• Cinema screenings

• Silent film screenings

• Readings

• Theatre performances

• Concerts

1. 1RIALTO Lichtspiele | Das Kulturkino in Hamburg Wilhelmsburg. Vom 03. Mai bis 31. Oktober 2013rialto-lichtspiele.de
2. 2Rialto Lichtspielewikidata.org
3. 3Rialto Lichtspielede.wikipedia.org