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| Revue Cinema | |
|---|---|
| Name | Revue Cinema |
| Caption | Exterior of the cinema on Beaubien Street |
| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45.5450°N 73.5735°W |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Capacity | ~400 |
Revue Cinema
Revue Cinema is an independent repertory cinema located in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The theatre has operated as a venue for silent film revivals, art house cinema retrospectives, and community screenings, drawing attention from organizations such as the National Film Board of Canada, the Canadian Film Centre, the Cinematheque Québécoise and international festivals like the Toronto International Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival. The cinema has attracted audiences including patrons from nearby institutions such as McGill University, Université de Montréal, Concordia University and cultural sites including the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Centre Pompidou.
The cinema opened in the early 20th century and evolved alongside landmark developments such as the rise of silent film, the arrival of talkies, and the influence of distributors like United Artists, Pathé, Gaumont, and Paramount Pictures. Over decades it weathered transformations influenced by figures and movements including Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock, Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman, and institutions like The Criterion Collection and BFI National Archive. Community efforts mirrored preservation campaigns linked to sites such as Heritage Montreal, Parks Canada, and activism resembling that surrounding Montreal's Atwater Market and Maison symphonique de Montréal. The venue’s programming and survival were affected by economic shifts tied to entities like Cineplex Entertainment and municipal decisions by the City of Montreal and cultural policy debates involving Canadian Heritage and Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications.
The building reflects early 20th-century theatre typologies similar to those designed by firms associated with Emery Roth, Thomas Lamb, and theatres such as Regent Theatre (Toronto), Princess Theatre (Edmonton), and Orpheum Theatre (Vancouver). Its interior has featured elements comparable to period venues like the Pantages Theatre, including a proscenium arch and balcony seating akin to those in the Royal Alexandra Theatre. Technical facilities have been upgraded over time to accommodate projection systems from companies such as Christie Digital, Barco, and audio formats connected to Dolby Laboratories and THX. Accessibility initiatives referenced standards promoted by organizations like the Canadian Standards Association and local accessibility advocates linked with Ville de Montréal.
The cinema has hosted retrospectives and curated series emphasizing works by auteurs including Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Pedro Almodóvar, Wong Kar-wai, Yasujiro Ozu, Satyajit Ray, Luis Buñuel, Federico Fellini, Andrei Tarkovsky, Wim Wenders, David Lynch, Paul Thomas Anderson, Spike Lee, Agnes Varda, Chantal Akerman, Denis Villeneuve, Atom Egoyan, Xavier Dolan, Guy Maddin, John Cassavetes, Orson Welles, Sergei Eisenstein, Robert Bresson, Claude Chabrol, Milton Friedman—and screenings have complemented festivals like the Montreal World Film Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival, RIDM, and events associated with Cinemania. The venue regularly programmed film series showcasing the National Film Board of Canada shorts, archival prints from the Library of Congress, and touring programs organized by curators from MoMA, Tate Modern, Guggenheim Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Special events have included guest appearances by critics and scholars affiliated with Cahiers du Cinéma, Sight & Sound, Film Comment, and academic departments at Université de Sherbrooke and York University.
Restoration campaigns were supported by local and national groups reminiscent of interventions at Old Port of Montreal sites, with fundraising models similar to those used by Historic Places Canada and restoration projects like Théâtre St-Denis. Financial support drew from philanthropic organizations such as the Canada Council for the Arts, SODEC, Heritage Canada Foundation, and private benefactors connected with cultural foundations comparable to the Shaw Festival and National Trust for Canada. Technical restoration of film prints referenced standards from the British Film Institute, the UCLA Film & Television Archive, and the George Eastman Museum, while architectural conservation work followed charters inspired by the Venice Charter and guidelines promoted by agencies like ICOMOS.
The cinema has been lauded by critics and cultural commentators writing for publications such as The Globe and Mail, Le Devoir, La Presse, The New York Times, The Guardian, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Time Out, The Montreal Gazette, and specialty journals like Cinema Scope and Take One. It has influenced local filmmakers and artists associated with collectives like Moment Factory, labels such as Arts & Crafts Productions, and creative industries linked with Pixar, Warner Bros., and Netflix through community screenings, filmmaker returns, and mentorship events. The venue’s role in Montreal’s cultural ecology parallels other beloved institutions including Barbie (film), Olympic Stadium (Montreal), Place des Arts, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, and neighbourhood anchors like Saint-Laurent Boulevard.
Category:Cinemas in Montreal