▁the ▁new ▁cinema ▁from ▁the ▁out set , ▁and ▁then ▁became ▁its ▁first ▁director . ▁On ▁his ▁initi ative , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁cinema ' s ▁bas ement ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁as ▁a ▁document ary ▁film ▁hall ▁with ▁ 6 0 ▁seats . ▁ ▁The ▁construction ▁work ▁was ▁also ▁closely ▁monitor ed ▁by ▁the ▁architect , ▁who ▁made ▁his ▁final ▁design ▁and ▁construction ▁propos als ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁only ▁three ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁cinema ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁On ▁opening ▁day , ▁thousands ▁of ▁U fa ▁residents ▁visited ▁the ▁new ▁cinema , ▁and ▁watched ▁the ▁movie ▁" Н е за бы ва ем ый ▁ 1 9 1 9 - й ▁год " ▁/ ▁Ne z aby va emy y ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁god ▁( The ▁Un for get table ▁Year ▁ 1 9 1 9 ). ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁cinema ' s ▁two ▁main ▁aud itor iums , ▁each ▁with ▁ 3 5 0 ▁seats , ▁were ▁named ▁" Red " ▁and ▁" Blue ", ▁respectively , ▁and ▁the ▁small ▁document ary ▁hall ▁was ▁named ▁" Green ". ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁fo yer ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁a ▁stage ▁on ▁which ▁pre - session ▁jazz ▁or ▁classical ▁concert s ▁were ▁played . ▁ ▁Pat rons ▁could ▁arrive ▁early ▁and ▁enjoy ▁ice ▁cre am ▁at ▁the ▁ca fe , ▁“ p lop ” ▁col ogne ▁from ▁a ▁v ending ▁machine , ▁or