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APPENDIX 2
Children's Cinemas and Films in the Soviet Union1
In the Soviet Union there are cinemas in which the box-office windows are fixed not far above the floor. Also, above the boxoffices hangs a placard bearing the significant inscription: 'No admission for adults without children.' At the entrance to the foyer, in the corridors, the happy, many-voiced buzzing of children's voices can be heard. These children's cinemas constitute a complicated organism. There are things not usually to be found in the ordinary cinemas, for the children's cinemas serve the interests and satisfactions of the young audience's needs.
For instance, there is a room full of toys, in which the little visitors can spend their time without boredom until the commencement of the performance.
In another room, eager chess-players of school age fight their battles on the chequered boards. A group of children, eager for knowledge, surrounds a large cupboard of books; here they find literature in which much can be learnt concerning the heroes of the film being shown; for all who have a closer interest in cinematography, an exhibition of decorational sketches, models of architectural structures for films, cameras and projection apparatus and albums with photographs of popular actors in well-known roles, are provided.
In a cosily furnished corner of the foyer a discussion on a recently seen film is in progress. The little patrons of the cinema argue heatedly and passionately; here, also, some important director or actor is waiting for a chance to speak. He has the chance of taking part in the conversations of the little ones, and of answering their questions.
Now all are pouring towards the stage in the foyer. A short concert, especially arranged for the children, begins.
1 Translated from Der Sowjetfilm by L. Tschernjowski, Moscow, 1941. I am most grateful to the representative of Mezhdunarodnaja Kniga, Moscow, in the United Kingdom for allowing us to publish this chapter.
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