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New multi-screen cinema complex opens in Geneva

A ten-screen suburban cinema complex has just opened its doors in Geneva - a first for Switzerland.

Geneva’s new “cine village” has opened this week at the Balexert shopping centre.

The ten-screen suburban cinema complex is a first for Switzerland — and the Australian entertainments giant, Village Roadshow, wants to build more of them.

It’s offering some of the comfort of old-fashioned movie going as well as the spectacular trappings of modern technology.

But there also fears that the 2,200-seat giant might force local cinemas out of business.

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