{"product_id":"movie-theaters-9783791387741","title":"Movie Theaters","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollowing on the heels of their incredibly successful \u003ci\u003eThe Ruins of Detroit, \u003c\/i\u003e this major new project by the prolific French photographer duo Marchand\/Meffre, poignantly eulogizes and celebrates the tattered remains of hundreds of movie theaters across America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey are in every American city and town--grandiose movie palaces, constructed during the heyday of the entertainment industry, that now stand abandoned, empty, decaying, or repurposed. Since 2005, the acclaimed photographic duo Marchand\/Meffre have been traveling across the US to visit these early 20th-century relics. In hundreds of lushly colored images, they have captured the rich architectural diversity of the theaters' exteriors, from neo renaissance to neo-Gothic, art nouveau to Bauhaus, and neo-Byzantine to Jugendstill. They have also stepped inside to capture the commonalities of a dying culture-- crumbling plaster, rows of broken crushed-velvet seats, peeling paint, defunct equipment, and abandoned concession stands--as well as their transformation into bingo halls, warehouses, fitness centers, flea markets, parking lots, and grocery stores. Using a large format camera, the photographers' carefully composed images range from landscape exteriors to starkly beautiful closeups. Presented here in a gorgeous oversized format, exquisitely printed with superior inks and spot varnish, this illustrated eulogy for the American movie palace is certain to become a modern-day classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYves Marchand and Romain Meffre\u003c\/b\u003e began their collaboration in 2002 by exploring Parisian remains. Their previous books include the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Ruins of Detroit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGunkanjima.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Prestel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50511211299090,"sku":"9783791387741","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a242b9d7-1f7d-4ecd-8db3-8fbf5b9bdd58.jpg?v=1730944487","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/movie-theaters-9783791387741","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}