Film and cinema
Film and cinema
After the invention of film at the end of the nineteenth century, it didn’t take long for cinemas to pop up everywhere and become widely popular. According to an article in ‘t Volk van Ronse, Belgium already counted 635 cinemas on the eve of the First World War. During the war this growth continued along the same lines. Movie theaters like Cinema Zoologie in Antwerp offered feature films as well as documentaries and comedies for visitors to gawk at. However, theaters were limited by German censorship.
Want to know more about Belgian movie theatres during the Great War? Read our blog: 'Film en bezetting: Cinema Zoologie'.
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