"The Art of Silence": Home cinema release November 25, 2022
From November 25, "The Art of Silence" is available on DVD and as VoD in the W-film online store and in regular stores. In his documentary, director Maurizius Staerkle Drux traces the legacy of the artist of the century, Marcel Marceau, interweaving exclusive archival footage with a personal, contemporary view: A grand master of mime, Marcel Marceau portrayed the awkwardness of humanity and conveyed the unspeakable through "cries of silence."
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As the tragi-comic clown “Bip”, the famous pantomime Marcel Marceau still inspires people all over the world today. Iconic: the white striped shirt, the face painted white and the battered silk hat with the red flower. However, the tragic background of his art remained hidden for a long time. His Jewish father was murdered in Auschwitz, whereupon Marceau joined the Resistance. With his cousin Georges Loinger, he smuggled Jewish children across the border into Switzerland. Along with gestures and mimes, he taught them not to speak in dangerous situations. Silence promised survival. Influenced by silent film greats like Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, he created a unique art form from it after the war, which his heirs continue to this day.