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ONLY IN THEATERS

By Raphael SBARGE

RUTH FILMS - as SALES All rights, World

Family - Completed 2022

The Laemmle Theaters in US, a beloved Arthouse Cinema chain with a Hollywood legacy, has elevated the art of filmmaking for 85 years, but is facing a series of seismic shifts. ONLY IN THEATERS, filmed over 2 1/2 years, chronicles this family-run business, and their determination to survive in a chan

- Year of production
- 2022
- Genres
- Family, Documentary
- Countries
- USA
- Duration
- 93 mn
- Director(s)
- Raphael SBARGE
- Producer(s)
- Thomas CASSETTA, Raphael SBARGE
- Synopsis
- In 1938, two European immigrant brothers (who happened to be the cousins of famed movie mogul Carl Laemmle, founder of Universal Pictures) escaped fascist Germany right before World War II. They came to America and opened a movie theater. By the 1960’s, the dynamic Laemmle family owned and operated 6 theaters in the Los Angeles developing an outsized influence on cinema. Over four generations, the Laemmle family has dedicated themselves to supporting, innovating, and elevating the art of filmmaking. Responsible for bringing foreign film to Los Angeles, popularizing independent films, documentary films, and their makers, the Laemmle Theatres’ impact on Hollywood and...