Abandoned Cinemas of the World (Jonglez Photo Books) (Jonglez Photographic Journeys)

Over fourteen years photographer Edelstein recorded former cinemas of all shapes, sizes, and states of abandonment across more than 30 countries, culminating in this substantial record. • ‘Pulling back the curtain’ on numerous classic but substantially neglected cinema palaces great and small, his book showcases crumbling -often previously unseen- beauty across Southeast Asia, North Africa, Europe, North America, and beyond. • While many lie largely forgotten, few have clung to cinematic life, and others found new purpose as commercial, sportive, or religious venues. • The interspersed texts are few and concise, letting the images (loosely grouped in stylistic or thematic sections) speak for themselves. • In addition to façades and auditoria, the reader also encounters box office staff and audiences, tying these buildings to their communities’ social fabric. • Edelstein’s eye never seems to revel in ruins, rather, his photos let the reader discover the faded grandeur of these gone-but-not-lost cinemas. • Highly recommended. • [Originally reviewed on Facebook/CinemaHeritage]

Muy recomendable para amantes de la fotografía y los espacios abandonados. Recopilación de años de fotografías alrededor del mundo, lleno de imágenes y algunos textos para referenciar. Muy bonito!

Il testo è bellissimo solo che la copertina denuncia che è passato da diverse mani e scaffali, quei tipici segni che il microfilm che ornami si usa sui libri di un certo livello non nasconde nulla. Lo tengo ma se dovessi regalarlo sarei in imbarazzo

Very nice book on movie theatres of the world, a dieing species in the entertainment industry.Movie theatre used to be a part of community life worldwide over some decades. Whenever civilization changed, electricity coming to remote places, television and internet taking over, the movie theatre lost its function as an electric, modren place in the community center. Some vanish fastly, others have a long process of dieing. Finkelstein has documented them very well, and there are lots of parallel developments all over the world, be it the USA,m India, Europe or Asia.Nicely photographed with annotations on the individual chapters, this book is a good value for every theatre enthusiast, and will give a look backwards into a popular part of the culture, that will be fully extinct in some years.

Deberían empaquetar mejor el producto, vino un poco dañado. Por lo demás bien