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Life-andDeath Lesson Marcel Marceau (Jesse Eisenberg) teaches his charges the power of silence
Resistance Is Not Futile Second World War movie tells the story of Marcel Marceau’s fight against the Nazis. by Ken Ramstead
10 • NOVEMBER 2020 I faithandfriends.ca
ous honours accorded to him by an admiring public, was a wartime story of heroism and resistance. On the Run Resistance, fittingly, is the title of the new movie dealing with Marcel Marceau during the Second World War. Played by Jesse Eisenberg, Marcel Mangel, as he was then, was the son of a Jewish butcher who dreamed of becoming a mime artist, inspired by a Charlie Chaplin movie he had seen as a youngster. Self-centred on his career, Marcel at first refuses to
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he world knows Marcel Marceau as a legendary mime, internationally renowned for his artistry and skill. He could move audiences to laughter and tears without uttering a single word and was known as the “master of silence.” Marcel received an Emmy award, was declared a “national treasure” by Japan, served as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations, and was made an officer of France’s Legion of Honour. But before the acclaim and the accolades, before the performances all over the world, before the numer-