Western and Indian Films: Mcine Bets on Saving Big Movie Theaters

In the 1950s, the iconic Cinéma des Familles in Port-Louis rings with excitement as the Majestic prepares to screen its first film in Cinemascope with stereo sound, La tunique. At Luna Park, families gather to watch and listen to the child singing prodigy Joselito, eagerly awaiting Charlton Heston in Quand la marabunta gronde. The Rex, located on Desforges Street, is also bustling. Cinema is the number one form of entertainment on our island, where the telephone is nearly unheard of...