Kino Intimes

Boxhagener Str. 107, 10245 Berlin

Nestled near the leafy Boxhagener Platz in Friedrichshain, Kino Intimes lives up to its name with a screening room that feels closer to a private salon than a public auditorium. The cinema serves its neighbourhood with a carefully chosen mix of arthouse and independent titles, often in original language. Its modest scale is an asset: audiences here sit close to one another and to the screen, and the experience retains a warmth that larger venues struggle to reproduce. The surrounding streets, lined with cafes and weekend flea-market stalls, give the visit a pleasantly unhurried quality. Kino Intimes belongs to a tradition of small Berlin cinemas where the act of choosing what to show is inseparable from a sense of personal hospitality.