The Art of Silence: The Cage

The Art of Silence: The Cage

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1975

Runtime

0h 9m

Genres

Comedy

Original Title

The Art of Silence: The Cage

Production Companies

Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation

Director

John W. Barnes

Description

One in a series of twelve films in which the great French mime Marcel Marceau performs some works from his repertoire. In his introduction he describes this pantomime as having a theme that goes beyond time, an allegory showing a man trying to escape an enclosure of invisible walls. He also suggests that it stands for our freedom of choice, stating that for the limited span of our life on earth, we must struggle for the enlightenment of humanity and search for a way out of the cage