Bandung cinemas in the past

Film and cinema first appeared in the early decades of the 20th century, which is a modern icon of arts entertainment. Not long from the recognition process, the cinema and then quickly spread to all corners of the world, spare time city people at that time. Entertainment icons of modernity is then arrived at one town that we know has a myriad of creativity, Bandung, 100 years ago, around the year 1907.

We had two first cinema stood at the Alun-alun Bandung in building semi-permanent tent big enough. Cinemas is 'De Crown Bioscoop' belonging to a named Helant and the 'Oranje Electro Bioscoop' Michel's.

Performing premiere cinemas took place at about the same time. De Crown Bioscoop are shown first. Electro Oranje Bioscoop followed exactly a week later with its inaugural show on Saturday night, December 1, 1907.

The tents are decorated in such a way cinema with decorative flags and banners. On one side of the inside of the tent emblazoned on a huge screen where images are projected. Other sides plastered with posters of superior film to be screened. Vloer coated tent floors and similar backing mat. While the show means the movie is still spelled out simply, this movie marquee appears quite horrendous for the size of a century ago.

At that time the film would still be dumb. Therefore, the owner Michel cinema provides a large-electric organ as accompaniment instrument mute images are displayed. The show starts at seven-night movie. However, some previous time, the sound of organ music has been heard Oranje Electro Bioscoop enliven the atmosphere of the square. Music from the organ are immediately attracted attention of the public to come to Orange Electro Bioscoop.

Space shows in theaters that era is divided into several classes with varying ticket prices. First class tickets are sold more expensive of course, destined for a European or perhaps among the natives of the feudal, class II, to the East among foreigners and natives of the middle class, and class III or IV for lower middle class. Another option for watching movies with far cheaper rates are on the 'feesterrein' (people's amusement park).

From Tents to House

the next year, cinema in Bandung evolved from the form of a semipermanent tent, then switched to a permanent building which is also still very simple.Permanent cinemas then arises of which is Elita Biograph, Varia Park, and Show at the Oriental Square East; Alhambra Bioscoop in comparative-Suniaraja; Orion Bioscoop in Kebonjati; Vogelpoel-Naripan Bioscoop in Braga, as well as Deca is located right Bioscoop behind the central post office, Banceuy.

At that time cinemas commonly featured as part of an art or a building then known as 'house koemedie'. Movies in cinema is one of the performances are offered on a 'house koemedie', in addition to conventional performances such as 'koemedie Stamboel', tonil, orchestra concerts, and so forth.

Toward the end of the decade of the 1910s, movie theaters in Bandung began to be built with special building designed as a cinema. In East Square, Elita and Oriental Biograph Show reorganized into a much more adequate building and appeared intact with a standard form that era cinema.

Cinema-cinema continues to grow from the number and amenities. In the mid-1920s, in Braga which is the convergence of entertainment when it was among Europe, built Bioscoop Concordia (then known as the Majestic Theater), movie theaters berstandardisasi European elite.

The glory of

the silent film era of the 1930s, movie theaters in Bandung increasingly progress.At that time cinemas in Bandung mastered a large network managed by Concern Elita a 'King of Cinema' named FFA Buse.

At that time building a magnificent new theater with a unique architecture, complete with modern facilities, vigorous founded by FFA Buse. Elita Biograph and Oriental Show in the East Square be rebuilt in a modern way as the big building with art-deco style thick.

With new buildings, Elita Biograph even known as one of the two best movies in this country at that time. Renewal of facilities and attractions we also performed at theaters Elita other Concern.

Movies-new cinema continues to be built. In the Chinatown area appears Roxy Theater, Orange Bioscoop, and Orange Park. Meanwhile in the eastern region appears Rivoli Theater in the Kosambi and Liberty Bioscoop in Cicadas.

In admiring the grandeur of the building and standards of quality cinemas in Bandung, Gravin de Réthy, a Belgian nobleman who visited this town in the 1930s had time to speak, 'Zoo' n welverzorgd theater Brussels moest hebben '(Movies theaters like this should exist in Brussels). Comments Gravin de Réthy illustrates that progress in Bandung cinemas at least have touched the standards of quality cinema in the world's great cities, like Brussels.

Kegemerlapan cinemas Elita Concern, balanced with public interest in Bandung.In the first period of the Dutch East Indies, cinemas and 'feesterrein' in Bandung is never empty. On weekends people even had to scramble to avoid running out of tickets.

Others Others Now First

Most artifacts remaining period of the triumph of cinema in Bandung Dutch East Indies became extinct change the new buildings. Little left that can still be found today is building the former Majestic Theater (at the time called Building AACC) on Jalan Braga, who in the post-independence had survived as a movie theater with a Goddess.

We own Braga in the middle of renovations to the Government of Bandung , in order to maintain the legacy of her past tours. In Kosambi buildings still standing is also the former Rivoli Theatre, which is now used as an opera house Rumentang Noon. While in the South Square of the former cinema building is still standing Radio City owned JFW de Kort which has operated since the early 1940s.

Cinema Art Deco architectural style Luxor

Cinema Roxy in Jln.Belakang Market

source: SHVOONG.COM