Bip at a society party

United States, 1975

Film
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Episode of Series “The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry”.
In this Bip pantomime, Marcel Marceau portrays many amusing characters encountered at a society party. Invisible people become visible with sightless props. Bip leans against the mantlepiece and eats, smiles sociably and enters into the spirit of the party.

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Credits

director

John Barnes

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

John Barnes Productions

Duration

00:14:00:00

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

505115

Language

English

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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