Cine Arte Normandie, Independent movie theater in Santiago, Chile.
Cine Arte Normandie is a movie theater in central Santiago dedicated to independent and international cinema. It operates a single auditorium inside a building with a traditional facade and a compact interior typical of older city theaters.
Cine Arte Normandie began in August 1982 at Alameda 139, founded by Alex Doll, Mildred Doll and Sergio Salinas; its first screening was Claude Chabrol's El caballo del orgullo. After the lease with CONATE ended, it moved in December 1991 to Tarapacá 1181, a building inaugurated on 15 October 1963 and later used by the Instituto de Extensión Musical of the Universidad de Chile.
The name comes from the original Sala Normandie on Alameda 139, which later added "Cine Arte". The venue is cited by Los Prisioneros in their 1986 song "¿Por qué no se van?". It also hosts dance and theatre, and works with schools, students and teachers through the Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes.
The theater sits in central Santiago and is easy to reach by metro or bus. It is worth checking the program in advance, as some films run for only a few days before the schedule changes.
Before becoming a cinema, the Tarapacá 1181 building had several identities: Teatro Silvia Piñeiro (opened 15 October 1963), Teatro IEM (opened 19 April 1968, run by the Universidad de Chile's Instituto de Extensión Musical), Teatro Teleonce (1982–1983) and Teatro Gala (1983–1991). The Normandie took it over in December 1991.
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