Cinéma L'Amour
The Cinéma L'Amour is an adult movie theatre on Saint Laurent Boulevard in the Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, Canada.[1][2]
History[edit]
The building it occupies opened in 1914 as the Globe, a venue that screened Yiddish films and served as a vaudeville hall.[3][4] The venue's name was changed to the Hollywood in the 1932.[2][5] The cinema first started showing pornographic films in 1969, renaming itself the Pussycat.[2] In 1981 the building was bought by Ivan Koltai, a businessman that wanted to create a franchise of adult movie theatres, and the name was changed to Cinéma L'Amour to match his then existing theatre in Hull, Quebec.[1][6]
The building celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014.[5][7]
Venue uses[edit]
In addition to pornographic films, its programming has sometimes included grindhouse films.[8]
Cinéma L'Amour has been used as a music venue for POP Montreal.[9][7] It has also been rented for music videos such as for Daddy by Charlotte Cardin.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hays, Matthew (2009-11-29). "Montreal's Cinema L'Amour celebrates decades of filthy fun". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ a b c Benchetrit, Jenna; Klemmer, Jacob (2019-12-17). "Going Deep Inside Cinema L'Amour". The Bull & Bear. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ Carpenter, Lorraine (2014-12-16). "Cinéma l'Amour's sexy social scene". Cult MTL. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ Smith, Justine (2021-05-05). "How Canada's Most Glamorous Adult Theater Has Survived". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ a b GALIPEAU, SILVIA (2014-12-27). "Le cinéma L'Amour a 100 ans". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ Jones, Alan Randolph (2017-04-12). "Coming Attractions". Maisonneuve. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ a b Dunlop, Morgan. "Adult film theatre Cinema L'Amour celebrates 100th anniversary". CBC.
- ^ Pelchat-Ouellet, Zoé (2010-11-24). "Grindhouse Wednesdays: Not for the faint of heart". Nightlife. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ a b Poiré, Anne-Sophie (2023-05-16). "On est allé passer l'heure du lunch au Cinéma L'Amour". 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
External links[edit]
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