Las salas de cine en madrid. de los primeros cinematógrafos a la demanda por «salvar» los cines históricos de la ciudad

Abstract

From the appearance of the first filmmakers to the opening of the large multiscreen cinemas in modern shopping malls, cinema attendance in the city of Madrid has run parallel to the changes that have affected its demand within different social and cultural contexts. This paper discusses the changes caused by this fact in shaping the film exhibition space in Madrid over time and in recent decades, a phase in which its development has been influenced by the closure of cinemas, the development of new business formulas that have altered the characteristics of conventional cinemas and the distribution of the audience, and the emergence of new demands to ensure the preservation of historical cinemas for their heritage value.