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Øst for Paradis
Address	Paradisgade 7–9, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Coordinates	56°9′35.63″N 10°12′34.53″E / 56.1598972°N 10.2095917°E
Type	Cinema
Screens	7
Website
	www.paradisbio.dk

Øst for Paradis (East of Eden) is an art cinema in Aarhus, Denmark founded in 1978.

History

Øst for Paradis was founded November 28, 1978^[1] by John Rosendorff, Flemming W. Larsen, and Uffe Sloth Andersen^[2] as they were of the opinion that Aarhus lacked a cinema that screened niche movies and movies from other countries than the United States and the closest neighbouring European countries.^[3]

The name of the cinema, Øst for Paradis, derives from the Danish title of the 1955 film East of Eden. East of Eden was also the first movie screened upon opening the cinema in 1978, and the name is furthermore claimed to represent the cinema's goal to screen movies from Eastern Europe and Third World countries that other cinemas to not usually screen.^[2]

References

^ Thostrup, Elisabeth (March 31, 2016). "En biograf uden 3D og popcorn" (in Danish). Aarhus Panorama. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Biografens historie" (in Danish). paradisbio.dk. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
^ Christensen, Line Møller (November 26, 2018). "Aarhus' art cinema Øst for Paradis fylder 40 år". finespind.dk. Retrieved February 11, 2019.