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When The Marquees' Lights Go Out

When The Marquees' Lights Go Out

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 13, 2018

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Documentary, History

Original Title

Quando as Luzes das Marquises Se Apagam: A História da Cinelândia Paulistana

Director

Renato Brandão

Description

With archive footage and testimonials from former filmgoers, a story of movie theaters that were located on the avenues of São João and Ipiranga and its surroundings, in São Paulo's city centre. Known as Cinelândia Paulistana, this area lived its heyday in the 1950s, reaching more than 15 cinemas in full operation.