Cinema ruins

A photo essay on cinematographic traces

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22475/rebeca.v14n1.1259

Keywords:

Sidewalk cinemas, Ruins, Photo essay, Nostalgia

Abstract

This photo essay presents images of the ruins of three sidewalk cinemas that used to be located in the Rio de Janeiro suburb of Zona da Leopoldina. We propose a reflection on the abandoned condition of extinct collective cinematographic leisure facilities, considering the historical role that the cinema plays among the other technical-media devices for access to film and in the dynamics of sociability and local/identity belonging of individuals.

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Author Biographies

Talitha Ferraz, Fluminense Federal University

PhD from the Graduate Program in Communication and Culture at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Professor in the Graduate Program in Film and Audiovisual at the Fluminense Federal University (UFF) and at the School of Higher Education in Advertising and Marketing (ESPM), Brazil.

Helena Zimbrão, Fluminense Federal University

Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in the Graduate Program in Film and Audiovisual at the Fluminense Federal University (UFF).

References

BENJAMIN, Walter. A origem do drama barroco alemão. Trad.: Sergio Paulo Rouanet. São Paulo: Brasiliense, 1984.

COSTA, Renato Gama-Rosa. Salas de cinema art déco no Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro: Apicuri, 2011.

FERRAZ, Talitha. Os lugares dos cinemas no subúrbio carioca da Leopoldina: falências, usos e destinos da sala de exibição. Contemporânea. Revista de Comunicação e Cultura, v. 13, n. 1, p. 193-209, 2015. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.9771/contemporanea.v13i1.13140. Acesso em: 06 jul. 2025.

FERRAZ, Talitha e CAIAFA, Janice. Comunicação e sociabilidade nos cinemas de estação, cineclubes e multiplex do subúrbio carioca da Leopoldina. Galáxia, n. 24, p. 127-140, 2012. Disponível em: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/galaxia/article/view/10374/9431. Acesso em: 06 jul. 2025.

ROUANET, Sergio Paulo. Apresentação. In: BENJAMIN, Walter. A origem do drama barroco alemão. Trad.: Sergio Paulo Rouanet. São Paulo: Brasiliense, 1984.

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Published

2025-07-10

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2025): Rebeca 27

Section

Out of frame

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