The Dream. The Maskmaker. Youth, maturity, old age, death. The Sideshow.

United States, 1975

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Episode number 4 of Series “The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry”.
Features Marcel Marceau. “The Dream” presents the idea of dreaming. The Maskmaker” shows the many faces of man. “Youth, Maturity, Old Age, Death symbolically presents the cycle of life beginning with life emerging from the womb through to the grave. “The Sideshow” is a pantomime of circus performers demonstrating their skills.

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Credits

producer

John Barnes

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:35:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1975

Appears in

The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry

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The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

509647

Language

English

Subject categories

Experimental

Music & Performing Arts → Mime

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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