Steve P
Google
I used to come to this theater as a kid, having lived a few blocks up the street. I was too young to see the Planet of the Apes here, but saw the Vinetou series which shaped my childhood. Coming back to Prague, after 40 years, and rediscovering my old neighborhood which has hardly changed, aside from the addition of pizza, kebab and Vietnamese restaurants not here during communist era. I was hoping the theater was still here. ...and, to my surprise, it was.
A ton of memories. A great art house film theater. Sure the seats aren't that comfortable for watching a 4 hour Once upon a time in America film..but the nostalgia remains.
I was also surprised that new release. American movies were hardly filling this theater when I attended the second time. I counted less than a dozen for a first week showing of Brad Pitt's Bullet Train. The audience audibly reacting to the usual American film violence.
The confectioners store next door, where mom would buy me a laskonka before the show is now a local pub...and they spiffed up the inside of the theater with a bar and some pre show food and drink options.
Thank you for preserving this theater. I had a great time.