Cinema-goers escape their worries by stepping into the glorious Art Deco luxury of the Odeon picture palaces.

Leave behind the ugly modern multiplex and step back into the glamorous world of the 1930s picture palace, in this charming documentary about Art Deco cinema architecture. Influenced by Le Corbusier, Oscar Deutsch created an iconic cinema brand and house style for his Odeon cinema chain. Designed by modernist architects Harry Weedon and Cecil Clavering, the distinctive buildings were anything but drab, with their sensual curves, glass, chrome and plush soft furnishings.

About the architecture of the cinema in Britain. There is an interview with
Cecil Clavering, who first sketched the distinctive Odeon form of rounded
corners with sleek faience and brick facing crowned by a slim advertising
tower. Looks at the architecture of several Odeon cinemas, including the ones
at Balham, Hendon, Leicester Square, Muswell Hill, Sutton Coldfield and
Warley. Also includes interviews with Oscar Deutsch's widow, and shows some
brief extracts from contemporary (1930s) films.