Viktor Ponrepo (born Dismas Šlambor; 16 June 1858Birth record Viktor Šlambor – 3 December 1926) was a Czech magician and a pioneer of cinema. He founded the first permanent cinema in Prague in Karlova ulice (Charles street).
His artist's surname is derived from the castle Bon Repos (French for good rest) near Stará Lysá.
The cinema of the Czech National Film Archive in Prague, Kino Ponrepo, is named after him.Kino Ponrepo
Bibliography BARTOŠEK, Luboš. Ponrepo. Od kouzelného divadla ke kinu. Prague: Orbis, 1957. 80 s. BARTOŠEK, Luboš. Náš film. Kapitoly z dějin (1896 – 1945). Prague: Mladá fronta, 1985. 424 s. KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ. Český hraný film I. 1898 – 1930. Prague: Národní filmový archiv, 1995. 285 s. .
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External links VIKTOR PONREPO - founder of the first permanent cinema in Prague on Czech Radio Biography on nfa.cz