{"product_id":"movie-theaters-9783791387741","title":"Movie Theaters","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollowing on the heels of their incredibly successful \u003ci\u003eThe Ruins of Detroit, \u003c\/i\u003e this major new project by the prolific French photographer duo Marchand\/Meffre, poignantly eulogizes and celebrates the tattered remains of hundreds of movie theaters across America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey are in every American city and town--grandiose movie palaces, constructed during the heyday of the entertainment industry, that now stand abandoned, empty, decaying, or repurposed. Since 2005, the acclaimed photographic duo Marchand\/Meffre have been traveling across the US to visit these early 20th-century relics. In hundreds of lushly colored images, they have captured the rich architectural diversity of the theaters' exteriors, from neo renaissance to neo-Gothic, art nouveau to Bauhaus, and neo-Byzantine to Jugendstill. They have also stepped inside to capture the commonalities of a dying culture-- crumbling plaster, rows of broken crushed-velvet seats, peeling paint, defunct equipment, and abandoned concession stands--as well as their transformation into bingo halls, warehouses, fitness centers, flea markets, parking lots, and grocery stores. Using a large format camera, the photographers' carefully composed images range from landscape exteriors to starkly beautiful closeups. Presented here in a gorgeous oversized format, exquisitely printed with superior inks and spot varnish, this illustrated eulogy for the American movie palace is certain to become a modern-day classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prestel Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783791387741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304","brand":"Yves Marchand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41490596561077,"sku":"9783791387741","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_41375e02-de14-4819-97d7-4854c8d8be9d.jpg?v=1640921442","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/movie-theaters-9783791387741","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}