PYONGYANG INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF CINEMA: Kim Jong-Il published several treatises on cinema, owned more than 20,000 movies and kidnapped South Korea's most celebrated director so he could put him to work for the Kim regime. His favourite actress, according to reports, was Elizabeth Taylor. This concrete block contains three screens for a total of 2,900 patrons and was built to host the Pyongyang International Film Festival. During screenings of movies from the West, projectionists cover the lens with cardboard whenever a scene is deemed unsuitable for the domestic audience
Pyongyang Architectural and Cultural Guide
