The Art of Silence: Youth Maturity Old Age and Death

One in a series of twelve films in which the great French mime Marcel Marceau performs some works from his repertoire. In his introduction Marceau calls mime the essence of life and suggests that it can reach the soul through silence. In this pantomime he expresses life from the womb to the grave in a few minutes and illustrates one of the art's most notable characteristics - its ability to condense time and to create through time the pulse of humanity.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

8 minutes

Year:

1975

Director:

John W. Barnes

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Company:

Encyclopædia Britannica Films

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