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THE League of Nations Advisory Committee on Social Questions has issued a report, based on information collected from the Governments of forty-six countries and from other sources, on “The Recreational Cinema and the Young” (London: Allen and Unwin. Pp. 32. Price 9d.). It discusses the frequency of the attendance of young people at cinema theatres, the effects of attendance, juvenile taste in films, protection from unsuitable films, teaching of film appreciation, special performances and special films for juveniles. Of outstanding interest under the two last-mentioned headings are accounts of certain activities of the Governments of the U.S.S.R. Their “Children's Cinemas” are, it is said, equipped on broadly conceived lines as recreational centres. In addition to the theatre itself, they include a large hall for games and musical programmes, a library and reading room, a room for quiet table games, a refreshment counter, and a sort of cinema museum in which are displayed exhibits illustrating the history and technique of cinema production with sets of photographs of the best films and leading cinema personalities. Children are encouraged to amuse themselves, before the performance begins, in the various rooms, especially the large hall, where the programme usually is such as to prepare them for understanding the film about to be shown.
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The Cultural Influence of the Cinema. Nature 142, 1112–1113 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/1421112e0
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