
Schlankreye 69, 20144 Hamburg
The HOLI on Schlankreye in Hamburg-Harvestehude is the only traditional single-site cinema in the CinemaxX chain. It opened in 1951 in a residential building near Grindelberg, its name short for Hochhaus-Lichtspiele, and the large auditorium seats up to 450. The sequin-covered curtain in Screen 1, hand-painted by Friedrich Schwiek with Hamburg city motifs, has been restored and placed under monument protection; it is believed to be the only heritage-listed cinema curtain in the world. The programme favours arthouse films and original-version screenings, with occasional live transmissions of opera and ballet from the Royal Opera House and the Metropolitan Opera.