Cineteatros Angolanos: Tipologias (1932/75)

Abstract

This dissertation is a study on the typological evolution of movie theaters built in Angola between 1932 and 1975. After a brief framing of the Portuguese cineteatros legacy, the character and transformations of the architecture of the cinemas are analyzed, taking into account their dates construction and location in the angolan territory. Since the authorship of their architecture and construction date are still uncertain in most cinemas, it is through a closer look at the morphology of the case studies as a whole that it becomes possible to separate them by typological groups and draw a reading evolutionary. The final part of this work focuses on a specific cinema, drawn by the architect José Parro Botelho Pereira, the Cine-Studio Namibe, and presenting the drawings of the architect as a basis for the study and analysis of the building. Based on the photographic survey enti-tled "Angola Cinemas", by Miguel Hurst and Walter Fernandes, this work as also started with a journey to record these buildings on video. The shots were transposed to a 3:40 min film that serves as a visual synthesis of the chronological evolution of Angolan movie theaters. In addition to trying to disseminate a heritage in abandonment, this work intends to establish an approximation to a brief History of Angolan Cinemas, demonstrating how the principles of program and character of buildings have been bequeathed through the ages.