David Lean Cinema
TheDavid Lean Cinemais a small cinema established inCroydon,London.It is accessed from theCroydon Clocktowerarts complex on Katharine Street.
History
[edit]The cinema was established in the 1990s, to honour the directorDavid Lean,who was born in the town.[1]It was formed as a small, intimate, art house-style cinema to showcase the best of British film and World cinema as well as classic re-releases and recent favourites. It was established in a part of the 19th centuryTown Hallwhich had previously been used as a local studies library.[2]
It closed as a result of council funding cuts in 2011, although films continued to be shown under the David Lean banner at theFairfield Hallsand theSpread Eagle pub.It then was reopened as a result of a local campaign in 2014.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^Naomi Joseph (10 December 2015)."David Lean Cinema returns to Croydon Clocktower Auditorium".East London Lines.Retrieved5 April2020.
- ^"Town Hall".8 April 2014.Retrieved16 September2017.
- ^"Croydon's David Lean Cinema screening films once again".Croydon Advertiser.Local World. 1 March 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 23 September 2015.Retrieved12 June2020.
- ^"Lean dreams in the dark".The Croydon Citizen.26 March 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 3 April 2014.Retrieved26 March2014.
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