ASTOR Film Lounge HafenCity, Premium cinema in HafenCity, Hamburg, Germany
The ASTOR Film Lounge HafenCity is a cinema at Sandtorkai, corner of Am Sandtorpark, in Hamburg's HafenCity district. It has three auditoriums: ASTOR 1 with 231 seats, ASTOR 2 with 115, and the CLUB with 73, totaling 419 seats. All seats are adjustable recliners, and screens 1 and 2 use NEC NC2041 4K laser projectors with Dolby Atmos sound.
The ASTOR Film Lounge HafenCity opened in November 2018, not 2012, as part of the conversion of the Grasbrook port area into HafenCity. Operator Hans-Joachim Flebbe placed it in the premium segment to match the surrounding complex of hotel, offices, flats and restaurants. Flebbe also runs the Savoy Filmtheater in Hamburg and premium cinemas in Berlin, Braunschweig, Frankfurt, Hanover, Cologne and Munich.
The ASTOR's programme focuses on first-run films, film classics and demanding cinema, and it also relays performances from theatres and opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Operator Hans-Joachim Flebbe runs it alongside the Savoy Filmtheater in Hamburg and other premium cinemas in Berlin, Braunschweig, Frankfurt, Hanover, Cologne and Munich.
The cinema is located in the HafenCity area and is easy to reach via Am Sandtorkai street. Reservations can be made, and there are several parking options nearby along with good public transportation connections.
The three auditoriums hold 231, 115 and 73 seats respectively, and every seat is an adjustable recliner. Staff serve guests at their seats during the adverts before the screening. Screens 1 and 2 use 3D-capable NEC NC2041 4K laser projectors with Doremi IMB servers, while the CLUB uses a 2K NEC NC1700; all rooms run Dolby Atmos sound.
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