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Last Projectionist, The (12A)

Documentary, History, News

When the UK's oldest working cinema opened in 1909, it took five years to train a projectionist - a century later, it takes less than an hour. The Last Projectionist charts the amazing history of UK independent cinema, taking a tour of some of the most magical picture houses in the world, all centred around The Electric in Birmingham, the oldest working cinema in Britain.

More information on this production is available at www.thelastprojectionist.co.uk.

The critical consensus

It’s hard not to feel nostalgic for the pre-multiplex days of the “tuppenny crush” (packing noisy kids in on benches) and uniformed commissaires.

***(*)(*)Tom Dawson, Total Film, 13/06/2012

A lovely jalopy ride around British cinemas.

***(*)(*)David Parkinson, Empire Online, 20/06/2012

A missed opportunity. If you're going to make a film about your own cinema, at least give us a reason why we should care.

David Jenkins, Little White Lies, 21/06/2012

Affectionate and informative, the film raises important questions about the role of the multiplex, the inevitable rise of digital, and the life-affirming persistence of independent cinemas which offer something more than the supermarket experience. Bravo!

Mark Kermode, The Observer, 24/06/2012


Features about Last Projectionist, The (12A)

Where and when?

Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Monday July 9, 2012. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/

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