Stadtkino, Movie theater in Central Vienna, Austria
Stadtkino is a single-screen arthouse cinema now housed in the Künstlerhaus on Karlsplatz, where it reopened on 26 September 2013. It began in 1916 as the Schwarzenbergkino, a logen-style cinema in a Gründerzeit building's basement on Schwarzenbergplatz with 394 seats; after its 1981 relaunch the capacity was cut to 174. It shows international auteur films and hosts Vienna Shorts.
The cinema opened in 1916 as Schwarzenbergkino in the basement of a Gründerzeit building on Schwarzenbergplatz, with 394 seats and a layout modelled on theatre boxes. Renamed Kammerlichtspiele, it closed in 1980. In 1981 it was bought, renovated and reopened as Stadtkino with 174 seats. In 2013 it moved to the Künstlerhaus on Karlsplatz.
The cinema presents films from around the world and regularly organizes retrospectives and special film series. Visitors come here to watch works that are not shown in larger multiplex theaters.
The cinema is easily accessible by several tram and bus lines that stop at Schwarzenbergplatz in Vienna's third district. The small theater can fill up quickly, especially during popular films or festival screenings.
The cinema maintains a close relationship with the Viennale Film Festival and often screens films selected for the festival. This connection makes it an important venue for film culture in Vienna.
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