Die kleinste Schau der Welt (1957)

Die kleinste Schau der Welt: Directed by Basil Dearden. With Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Margaret Rutherford, Peter Sellers. A young couple inherits a debt-ridden old movie theater, appropriately nicknamed “The Flea Pit

“I saw this film on DVD. It was part of a package of 50 old films – it hadnu0026#39;t been restored and appeared much older than its 50 years. I had trouble reading the titles and credits.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat ever happened to all those old cinemas? This is one of them. In one scene the projectionist is having a horrid time and the film burns causing a u0026quot;meltu0026quot; before the audience. I experienced this at a local theatre in Papua New Guinea and it took me right back. And how the audience would tolerate it. Well sort of.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe scene where the three old codgers watch a silent film is very touching. In fact, I thought this would surface again in the film but it didnu0026#39;t.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt was delightful. The ending is not your stereotypical Hollywood film that we accept as the norm.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you can get this film – it is well worth the watch.”