Grand, Movie theater in Norrmalm, Stockholm, Sweden
Grand is a cinema on Sveavägen 45 in Norrmalm, a central district of Stockholm, with four screens. The interior still features original woodwork details, including the intarsia doors that open into the main auditorium.
The building originally served as a Free Church and was converted into a single-screen cinema in 1933 by architect Björn Hedvall. Over the decades, the original hall was divided to create the four-screen layout it has today.
The Grand draws a mixed crowd of locals and visitors who come for both Swedish and international films. It is one of the few cinemas in the city center that consistently programs both.
The cinema sits on Sveavägen, one of the main streets in central Stockholm, making it easy to reach on foot or by public transport from most parts of the city. Visiting on a weekday or during daytime shows generally means fewer people and more choice of seats.
In February 1986, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme watched his last film here before being shot later that night. The film was 'The Mozart Brothers', a comedy, which makes the ordinary evening out feel all the more haunting in retrospect.
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