Spegeln, Art Deco movie theater in Stortorget, Malmö, Sweden
Spegeln is a cinema at Stortorget in Malmö, housed in a stone-faced building designed by Carl-Axel Stoltz in 1913. Its street frontage carries a red neon cursive sign above a flat canopy, with three glazed openings labelled BIO, BISTRO and BAR. Inside are three screening rooms: Alcazar with 167 seats, Bar Deco with 30 and Camera with 38.
The building was erected by Malmö Folkbank and designed in 1913 by Carl-Axel Stoltz. After housing Nordiska Handelsbanken and later an oriental carpet shop, it was rebuilt as the Alcazar cinema with 556 seats, opening on 5 November 1934 under Malmö Biograf AB and Svensk Filmindustri. Renamed Camera around 1970, it closed in May 1995 and reopened as Spegeln after the main hall was divided into three screens in 1998.
The cinema serves film enthusiasts with a curated selection of independent productions, classic films, and live opera transmissions. This programming attracts audiences interested in art house cinema rather than commercial blockbusters.
The entrance on Stortorget has three glazed openings under the red canopy, marked BIO, BISTRO and BAR; the arched wooden double doors sit at the right end of the facade. The foyer restaurant serves food, and in Salong Bar Deco and Salong Camera guests can eat during the screening. Films from many countries run alongside special screenings, so check the programme before travelling.
The cinema's 1954 premiere of 'The Robe' made it the first in southern Sweden to screen a film in Cinemascope. The venue had opened in 1934 as Alcazar, and Svensk Filmindustri renamed it Camera around 1970 before it closed in May 1995.
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