Grand art deco cinema, beautifully restored. Note that this review just covers the cinema portion of the Shanghai Grand Theatre complex. This part of the complex includes 8 good modern multiplex cinemas and the restored Grand cinema 1, which seems to be only open for special occasions, and the cinema lobbies. The art deco lobbies are superb, and seem to be free to view. See photos. Western movies are quite expensive but worth it for the total cinema experience. Must see for movie history and art deco lovers.

Beautiful facility. We walked up in there wearing jeans and I had a bottle of baijiu(moonshine) that of which they held for me at the entrance until we left. The staff were nice but some of the people we sat next to made us feel like we didn’t belong. We got to experience being lasered from above for trying record a bit and a long stare/lecture from the lady next to me because I decided to eat a tic-tac during the performance and the rattling noise bothered her. She glared at me through the whole process of taking my tic-tacs out of my pocket, giving one to To my wife, and getting myself one. Then she told me not to do it lol. I was laughing and ate about 4 more during the show. Lol Overall, the theater was beautiful, the musicians were amazing, and we enjoyed it for what it was.