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After 66 years, the historic Daehan Cinema in Seoul’s Chungmuro district is set to close at the end of September, a development that some fear could sound a death knell for South Korea’s independent theaters.
Founded in 1958, Daehan Cinema was the first windowless movie theater in South Korea, screening foreign blockbusters like Ben Hur and serving as a film mecca until the emergence of multiplex cinemas.
After 66 years, the historic Daehan Cinema in Seoul’s Chungmuro district is set to close at the end of September, a development that some fear could sound a death knell for South Korea’s independent theaters.
Founded in 1958, Daehan Cinema was the first windowless movie theater in South Korea, screening foreign blockbusters like Ben Hur and serving as a film mecca until the emergence of multiplex cinemas.
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