4 Locations
The old term Lichtspiele, or picture show, still graces some of Berlin's most charming cinemas. Evoking the golden age of film, a picture show here often comes in a historic setting. This overview gathers Berlin locations for classic cinema going.
Historic neighbourhood cinemas across Kreuzberg, Prenzlauer Berg and Friedrichshain keep the old picture palace feel, with velvet seats, single screens and characterful programmes. Many show arthouse and original language films alongside the classics, and some add bars and live music. They offer a warmer, more personal alternative to the multiplex.
Browse the venues below to find a picture show across Berlin, from historic cinemas to arthouse screens.
Between Ostkreuz and Warschauer Straße, the Modersohnbrücke crosses a railway yard that opens up a wide view to the west. The steel structure is a good seventy-two meters long and just over twenty meters wide, has neither benches nor a kiosk, but it has become known throughout Berlin as the spot for watching the sunset over the tracks.
Kino Intimes - the name of the small cinema in Friedrichshain says it all! With around 80 seats, it is one of the smallest cinemas in Berlin.
The Eva is a small district cinema in Wilmersdorf, showing a sophisticated program with less commercial productions.
Wilmersdorf's oldest cinema opened in 1913 as Roland Lichtspiele and survived the war almost unscathed. What remains is a single auditorium with 250 seats, a colorful facade from the fifties, and the neon sign above it. For a marriage proposal, a cinema has a tangible advantage: you know exactly when it will get dark beforehand.