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L'Idéal Cinéma Jacques Tati
Summary
L'Idéal Cinéma Jacques Tati is a cinema in Aniche, France, built in 1995 on the site of the old L'Idéal Cinéma demolished in 1993. It is named in honor of the French filmmaker Jacques Tati.
The original building was constructed for La Chambre Syndicale des Verriers (Glass Workers' Union), and inaugurated as the local headquarters of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) on 26 January 1902. The cinema's first public film performance took place on 23 November 1905. Since then, the building has been renovated several times, and its former names include La Salle de L’Hôtel du Syndicat CGT and Splendid Cinéma à L'Hôtel du Syndicat. The old building was demolished in 1993 and it was replaced with the Centre Culturel Claude Berri including the movie theatre L'Idéal Cinéma Jacques Tati in 1995.
At the turn of the 20th century, Aniche was a town with a population of about 8000 that was centered around the coal and glass industry. La Chambre Syndicale des Verriers (Glass Workers Union), which had at its peak about 1800 members, was part of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT). In 1900, under the chairmanship of Albert and Paul Gallet Quévy, the union purchased land on Rue de la Pyramide (later named Rue Wambrouck) for sixteen thousand francs, for the purpose of constructing a new headquarters and to have a large multi-purpose hall for meetings and events. Construction took place from 1900 to 1901 for L’Hôtel du Syndicat CGT. On 26 January 1902, the building was inaugurated with Charles Adolphe Scelles as mayor. Besides meetings, the hall had its first cinema performance on 18 January 1903. This makes it the oldest workers' (publicly run) cinema in the world.
On 23 November 1905, the meeting hall had its first film viewing. The film showcased was the 1902 French silent film A Trip to the Moon by Georges Méliès, just 14 minutes long. The seat capacity at the time was 600. The management frequently welcomed Pathé and the Gaumont Film Company, but signed with the Splendid Cinéma company.
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