Mozi in Ják / Hungary

The Hungarian village Ják is known for its late Romanesque St. George's Church - which you can see in the center of the postcard.

On the left of the postcard, you can see the cinema (hungarian: mozi). It's not as famous as the church. That's why I couldn't find anything about it online.

At second glance, the postcard is an interesting contemporary document. The photographer could have simply shown the church. Including the children on bicycles, the cinema, and also the traffic sign indicating the school in the image, the present is depicted and brought to the forefront: It is a modern time with education and culture for everyone and everywhere.

Rodina in Burgas / Bulgaria

In 1958, a five-story complex with public and individual use was designed by the architect Petr-Asen Mirinchev. It housed the cinema Rodina (Homeland), the restaurant Cherno More (Black Sea), the coffee shop Beryozka (Birch tree) and apartments.

The cinema had 780 seats in a well soundproofed hall and two large lobbies.  After 1991, this cinema was converted into a shopping center.

Here you can learn more about cinemas in Burgas.

Gartenbaukino in Vienna / Austria

The Gartenbaukino in Vienna is a unique cinema in the city. Refounded in 1960, it exudes the grandeur and self-confidence of a classic premiere cinema. With its impressive large screen and 736 seats, it is the last remaining large cinema with only one screen in Vienna's city center.

The cinema regularly uses postcards to draw attention to itself.

Here is a series of 6 postcards:

Gartenbaukino, 2011, Photo by Stefan Oláh

Tiled wall in the upper foyer, 2021, photo by Rainer Dempf

Lower foyer, about 1960

Room, 2011, photo by Stefan Oláh

Room, 1961, photo by Lucca Chmel

Upper foyer, about 1961

A postcard to support the Gartenbaukino

The cinema opened on October 19, 1919, under the management of Ludwig Domansky, with the film "Columbus Discovers America." 

The name "Gartenbaukino" is dereived from the "k.u.k. Gartenbau-Gesellschaft" - the Imperial and Royal Horticultural Society. The cinema was established in its former exhibition hall with 639 seats..

To this day, the Österreichische Gartenbau-Gesellschaft  (Austrian Horticultural Society)  owns the cinema.