The BFI IMAX The BFI (British Film Institute - based at the nearby South Bank complex) IMAX was completed in May 1999. It contains the largest cinema screen in Britain (20m high and 26m wide) it a seating capacity of just under 500, with a 12,000 Watt digital surround sound system. Although the site is surrounded by traffic and has an underground line just four metres below, the architects and engineers accounted for this in their design and the entire upper structure sits on anti vibration bearings to prevent noise transference. As well as showing general releases, the programme also includes opera and ballet adaptations such as Zeffirelli's production of "Turandot" and other high-brow fare such as Richard Eyre's production of Bizet's "Carmen". Read more... Add new comment | ||
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