Detroit Film Theatre debuts renovation, new seats
The Detroit Film Theatre opened its winter season last week with Jean Renoir’s The Rules of the Game — and more importantly, new seats that represent architect Paul-Philippe Cret’s original design.
The Detroit Film Theatre opened its winter season last week with Jean Renoir’s The Rules of the Game –– and more importantly, new seats that represent architect Paul-Philippe Cret’s original design.
Excerpt:
The auditorium has been slightly reconfigured to accommodate chairs of
a larger width, and a new wheel-chair-accessible space. From the fresh
paint to meticulously restored guild work, the theater takes on a new
shine, and hearkens back to its original splendor.
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