In the portrait: Gallery Cinema

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How small can a cinema actually be? Very small! And yet very good, as the little room with about 25 seats in Rüttenscheid proves.

Whoever enters through the door in the basement of a city villa in Essen Rüttenscheid stands right next to the screen in the cinema hall. Only one of the special features of this tiny program cinema. Another: The way to the restroom leads through a kitchen, and in the sanitary area, there is a bathtub. Admission is only due after the advertisements and the trailers.

The Galerie Cinema is still a real program cinema that shows several different films daily. However, on Sundays, it is clear what is playing: Since 1975, the cinema has been showing "Harold And Maude" by Hal Ashby at 4:30 PM in the original version with subtitles – uninterrupted.

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In the portrait: Villa Hügel

The Villa Hügel in Essen-Bredeney is the former residence of the Krupp dynasty. Completed in 1873, the building served as a residence and representative building for three generations.

1966 – In Essen eröffnet das „Cinema 66“

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1966 - The "Cinema 66" opens in Essen

That "Dad's cinema" was dead had been established among film enthusiasts since the Oberhausen Short Film Days in 1962. In fact, the German post-war film industry was in free fall.

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In the portrait: Philharmonie Essen

Located in direct proximity to the Aalto Theatre at the southern edge of downtown Essen, the Philharmonie Essen regularly hosts famous conductors, orchestras, and soloists.