Article from the blog http://galeso.blogspot.com
Some will say that this is a transaction-nostalgia: it is instead, in the feeling that inspires it, just a reminder not to intervene because the death more real, that of oversight. We speak of the years from '50 up until roughly the crisis of cinema. The cinemas in Taranto were now hardly conceivable number: rounded down, around twenty. Enter the door without knocking, in order reckless, some of those who are no longer, for some reason, perhaps to ask for a scampolino memory. Crowd their different appearances, qualities, characteristics, making punch for overtaking, but also to obtain a representative role. Where today there is Bingo, the end of Via De Cesare, was the modern Paris, and before the Paisiello. In the latter the lights were warm and cozy: the lamps enclosed in crystal bells spectators watched the bouquets arranged and formed a discrete scent of light boxes and stalls. The Paisiello lived an atmosphere of liberty, aristocratic, and was likely to accept elegant balls with a lot of singers then on the crest of the wave: the Carnival dressed operetta revive and receptions of other times and climes.
Children crowded when he came magically from above, Cinderella dreams of the bill itself and the screen did not betray not only the imaginary child. Alfieri, including via Oberdan and Promenade and the Bank of Italy, it was stated at first sight for the long entry corridor, and at the end of that year, the curving staircase to access the tunnel, the ground floor, then, pushing the door of the tent sturdy and plunging into the dimly lit room in which the eyes were not yet addicted, it was a path that contained large boxes geometrically designed by medium and allowed the stairs down to the wide audience seats. Alfieri, especially in recent years of its existence, organized the partnership, at times, cinema and variety, a colorful and lively atmosphere, respecting differences, would have liked to Fellini.
One evening, in the unusual role as a dancer, was Koscina Silva, and the fish came from the nearby sea to see it. The exit was on the sidewalk and railings and palms facing down, and wide bottom, the Great Sea: the winter's overheated welcomed moviegoers a sharp wind that forced them to tighten the scarf and to hasten the pace. The Odeon, in between Piazza Di Palma M. Immaculate and Pupino way, enjoyed the excellent central location and day of week, remembered the many passers-by its programming.
The balcony of the gallery, supported by pillars, embraced from the top the room. The film production was presented varies. Gave, among others, Lawrence of Arabia, and the desert with fascinating music, and the eyes of Peter O'Toole, and human endeavor, beyond those of war, domineering floated on the heads turned to each other. Pasolini came with the Canterbury Tales. There was already a fantasy of ... Fantasia, Walt Disney: the work is not picked up the public other cartoons: the dinosaurs of the Rite of Spring and the Devil's Night on Bald Mountain does not attract the kids, or rather, someone frightened and the parents left the cinema a bit 'mind-boggling. At Christmas, the lights of the street mingled with the last images of posters film. The Arsenal and artillery were films that gave a production of B and that they are more economical, they were bound in glove with the workers and places of the two areas from which they had taken the name. There was the tired worker, the officer away from home, the boy at issue, the senior forward in entertainment. The films were a little worn, striped for use, but the content is not monotonous, often humorous and adventurous, kept nearly all the wooden chairs, as children ... well, those often preferred to other entertainment, all for personal creation, in corridors in chiaroscuro, benefiting from the clatter of cavalry and cannon fire of battle, which covered their playful noises. Of course Umberto and Via Cavallotti nice part was the Rex, which has two rooms, A and B, different environments, acquaintances and programs: A large was in the pit and gallery, a higher tone furnishings, respectful of recent and secure movie production, which was in turn a bright billboard outside that faith is required at the top, just straight up over the entrance, and that was visible and readable from a good distance to B was reached almost at the turning to Bettolo square, and the screening was necessary to descend for a discrete steps: the movies were often second-most popular vision influx, due to the lower cube, made it particularly warm vision. For the benefit of the red chairs, with characteristic large curvature of the shelf to reach out for the meeting, and fully stocked bar in the lobby, the B, for its part, offered the 'surprise effect "when, before he started the show or during' interval, the audience sat saw no light curtains open up the entrance and report to the general attention to the newcomers, which in turn were often involuntary on the curiosity of dozens of eyes to a different rate and at short image movement, as was the refreshments, the small descent to the underworld, the prompt intervention of an expert as folk boy who fell and where necessary, on the edge of dell'accendersi lights after the first half of the entire film or SNE, invested their ears with "Candy birraaa lemonades ..." And then there were
arenas to represent ... include all that had input via Pythagoras and was set in Villa Peripato, enjoyed fresh and moisture. Invalid cinematographic hosted the words of the actors mingled with the rustling of leaves around and high screen brightness did not prevent, to whom he wanted to, but the fleeting contemplation of the stars, real time room. The sign at the entrance gate overhang, arched "The Pine forest, "and when he lit it was summer. Hello to all the rooms, without exclusion. Basically, I'm still here.
