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After more than 30 years of exploitation, the cinema The Actor's Studio, located not far from the Grand-Place of Brussels, will definitely end the curtain on Tuesday night, especially because of financial difficulties. Renowned for its cutting-edge programming and appreciated by film lovers, Actor's Studio hosted in its three rooms amateur film lovers or authors of arts and essays, always screened in the original version with subtitles.
" A combination of multiple microphenomena leads us to unfortunately have to put the key under the doormat.The closure of The Actor's Studio was originally planned for December this year but the very low attendance of recent weeks pushed us to take this decision earlier, on pain of being unable to settle the social liabilities "explains Georges Jetter, director of The Actor's Studio.
Decline in attendance over time, World Cup and hot weather this summer have accentuated this phenomenon, new viewing habits of movies on the internet, difficulty of access to downtown and changes in film projection strategies s in competing locations …
The reasons for the closure of the small theater with 218 seats are multiple. In addition to the small profits generated by Actor's Studio, one of the main reasons for the shutdown is the fact that the owner, a hotel, wants the cinema to leave the premises in order to develop its accommodation capacity. 19659002] No specific programming is planned this Tuesday for the closing of L'Actor's Studio. Cinema buffs and supporters of the place will be able to settle in their armchairs for the last time, to attend the last sessions of "Mektoub, my love" by Abdellatif Kechiche at 8:30 pm, "Before we disappear" from Kiyoshi Kurosawa at 9:10 pm and " Foxtrot "by Samuel Maoz at 9:20 pm
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