The Life of Marcel Marceau

马塞尔·马索的生平  Mǎ sài ěr·mǎ suǒ de shēngpíng

On Friday 25th November, 2022, we watched the 2-hour movie entitled “The Resistance” at the Theatre of our retirement village, Northbridge.

2022 年 11 月 25 日星期五，我们在北桥退休村的剧院观看了 2 小时的电影《抵抗》。

‘The Resistance’ is a movie about the earlier life of the famous mime actor Marcel Marceau when he was known by his birth name of Marcel Mangel. He was a Jewish boy-scout leader and together with his boy scouts, he worked with the French Resistance to save the lives of many thousands of orphan from the Nazis during World War II.

《反抗军》是一部讲述著名默剧演员马塞尔·马索早年生活的电影，当时他的本名是马塞尔·曼格尔。他是一名犹太童子军领袖，在第二次世界大战期间，他与他的童子军一起与法国抵抗运动合作，从纳粹手中拯救了数千名孤儿的生命。

The plot of this movie is simple. It illustrates how Marcel Mangel led many Jewish children escape Nazi controlled France to Switzerland. The movie started in the year 1938 in Munich, Nazi Germany where the Nazi killed the parents of a young Jewish girl, Elizabeth. In Strasbourg, Francis near the German border, young Marcel Marceau (then Marcel Mangel) worked for his father in his butcher shop. Marcel’s cousin, Georges, was involved with a Jewish arm of the French Resistance Movement and recruited Marcel and his girlfriend Emma, to the same cause. Marcel’s father, who had fled Poland years earlier, supported his son and Emma joining the anti-Nazi resistance. It is a decision that defines Marceau’s wartime experiences and brings tragic consequences for Marceau’s father who was arrested in 1944 and died in Auschwitz Concentration Camp a year later.  

Marcel was also involved in a scout troop which Emma and Georges led the rescue of 123 Jewish children whose parents were killed by the Nazis. Marceau’s mime skills improved as he helped entertain the orphans in a nearby castle, the bonds with Emma also strengthened during this time. The French Resistance Movement divided all Jewish children into smaller groups to minimise their visibility, spreading them, some local churches and others to Jewish families. Marcel and Emma maintained contact with Elizabeth.  

这部电影的情节很简单。它说明了马塞尔曼格尔如何带领许多犹太儿童逃离纳粹控制的法国到瑞士。这部电影于 1938 年在纳粹德国慕尼黑开始，纳粹在那里杀害了一个年轻的犹太女孩伊丽莎白的父母。在靠近德国边境的弗朗西斯斯特拉斯堡，年轻的马塞尔·马索（当时的马塞尔·曼格尔）在他父亲的肉店工作。 Marcel 的堂兄 Georges 参与了法国抵抗运动的一个犹太人分支，并招募了 Marcel 和他的女朋友 Emma 来从事同一事业。多年前逃离波兰的马塞尔的父亲支持他的儿子和艾玛加入反纳粹抵抗运动。这个决定定义了玛索的战时经历，并给玛索的父亲带来了悲惨的后果，他的父亲于 1944 年被捕，一年后死于奥斯威辛集中营。
马塞尔还参与了艾玛和乔治率领的侦察部队，营救了 123 名父母被纳粹杀害的犹太儿童。玛索在附近城堡帮助招待孤儿时，默剧技巧得到了提高，这段时间与艾玛的关系也得到了加强。法国抵抗运动将所有犹太儿童分成较小的群体，以尽量减少他们的知名度，将他们、一些地方教堂和其他人传播到犹太家庭。马塞尔和艾玛与伊丽莎白保持联系。

Marceau’s story intertwined with the menacing Klaus Barbie, whose job was to uncover Jewish people and to kill them. Barbie arrived in Lyon, southern France, in 1942 with the specific aim of eliminating the French resistance. Barbie operated by bribing collaborators and the brutal executions in an empty swimming pool at Gestapo Headquarters. Later, Barbie gained notoriety as “The Butcher of Lyon”.

Marceau 的故事与来势汹汹的 Klaus Barbie 交织在一起，Klaus Barbie 的工作是揭露犹太人并杀死他们。芭比娃娃于 1942 年抵达法国南部的里昂，其具体目标是消除法国抵抗运动。芭比娃娃通过贿赂合作者和在盖世太保总部空荡荡的游泳池中残酷处决来经营。后来，芭比娃娃获得了“里昂屠夫”的恶名。

Marcel and Emma also moved to Lyon, and narrowly evaded capture during a Nazi sweep of Lyon’s train station. Marcel helped his friend, Alain, escape by burning a German soldier. Emma and Mila, her sister, were less fortunate. Captured during another Gestapo roundup, Barbie tortured Mila to death while extracting information from Emma about the resistance. Emma survived by collaboration but later attempted suicide by throwing herself in front of a train but luckily for her, Marceau saved her in the nick of time. They resolved to help Jewish children escape to Switzerland.

马塞尔和艾玛也搬到了里昂，并在纳粹扫荡里昂火车站时险些逃过追捕。马塞尔通过焚烧一名德国士兵帮助他的朋友阿兰逃脱。艾玛和她的妹妹米拉就没那么幸运了。在盖世太保的另一次围捕中被捕，芭比娃娃在从艾玛那里获取有关抵抗运动的信息时将米拉折磨致死。艾玛通过合作幸存下来，但后来试图自杀，将自己扔在火车前，但对她来说幸运的是，玛索及时救了她。他们决心帮助犹太儿童逃往瑞士。

Under the pretence of their Scout troop going hiking, Marcel and Emma, accompanied by Alain plus a dozen children including Elizabeth, travel by train to the French Alps. Barbie and his Secret Services troop patrolled the last train station before the French-Swiss border forcing the petrified Emma into hiding as they search the train. Barbie failed to discover Emma or the children’s true ambition to travel Switzerland. Marcel and Emma continue their journey towards Switzerland with the children and finally reaching there.

马塞尔和艾玛假借他们的童子军去远足，在阿兰和包括伊丽莎白在内的十几个孩子的陪同下，乘火车前往法国阿尔卑斯山。芭比娃娃和他的特工部队在法国-瑞士边境前的最后一个火车站巡逻，迫使石化的艾玛在搜查火车时躲藏起来。芭比没能发现艾玛或孩子们去瑞士旅行的真正野心。马塞尔和艾玛带着孩子们继续他们前往瑞士的旅程，并最终到达那里。

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Marcel Marceau, the famous Mime Artist, was born in Strasbourg, France in the year 1923 and died in Cahors, France, in the year 2007. He is famous for his stage persona, “Bip the Clown”. He referred to mime as the “art of silence”, and he performed professionally worldwide for over 60 years. He had an elder brother, Alain, who was also in the secret French Resistance Movement fighting against the Nazis.

Marcel Marceau，著名哑剧演员，1923年生于法国斯特拉斯堡，2007年卒于法国卡奥尔，以舞台形象“小丑毕普”而闻名。他将默剧称为“沉默的艺术”，并在世界范围内从事专业表演超过 60 年。他有一个哥哥阿兰，他也参加了与纳粹作战的秘密法国抵抗运动。

Marcel Marceau - The Greatest Mime of All Time | Carson Tonight Show 27 February 1973 https://youtu.be/pP9Q3BltPWM “If you mime a tree, you’ll become that tree. There is this art of Tai Chi that gives you a fantastic … … … “

Marcel Marceau - 有史以来最伟大的默剧 |卡森今夜秀 1973 年 2 月 27 日 https://youtu.be/pP9Q3BltPWM “如果你模仿一棵树，你就会变成那棵树。有一种太极拳的艺术，可以给你一个梦幻般的…………”

During the World War II period, when parts of France was captured by the Nazis, Marcel lived in hiding, working with the French Resistance. Once, after the liberation of Paris, he gave an impressive mime performance to more than three thousand troops. After the war, he studied dramatic arts and mime in Paris.

二战期间，法国部分地区被纳粹占领，马塞尔躲藏起来，与法国抵抗运动合作。有一次，巴黎解放后，他为三千多名军队表演了一场令人印象深刻的默剧。战后，他在巴黎学习戏剧艺术和默剧。

The Art of Silence - Marcel Marceau I Bip As A Skater [1975] https://youtu.be/ONBg9g9w2qU

He first toured the United States in 1955 and 1956. His opening engagement at the Phoenix Theatre in New York received rave reviews, and later he moved to the larger Barrymore to accommodate the public demand. This first U.S. tour ended with a record-breaking return to standing-room-only crowds in San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and other major cities.

他于 1955 年和 1956 年首次在美国巡回演出。他在纽约凤凰剧院的首场演出获得好评如潮，后来他搬到更大的巴里摩尔剧院以满足公众需求。首次美国巡回演出以破纪录的方式回到旧金山、芝加哥、华盛顿特区、费城、洛杉矶和其他主要城市的仅站立式人群。

Marcel Marceau I The Painter [1975] https://youtu.be/BtSGJWtL3-E

Later he did extensive transcontinental tours that included South America, Africa, Australia, China, Japan, South East Asia, Taiwan, Russia, and Europe. His last world tour covered the United States in 2004, and returned to Europe in 2005 and Australia in 2006. He was one of the world’s most renowned mime artists. Marceau’s art became familiar to millions through his many television appearances.

后来，他进行了广泛的横贯大陆的巡演，其中包括南美、非洲、澳大利亚、中国、日本、东南亚、台湾、俄罗斯和欧洲。他的最后一次世界巡演于 2004 年在美国进行，并于 2005 年和 2006 年返回欧洲。他是世界上最著名的默剧艺术家之一。玛索的艺术通过他多次在电视上露面而为数百万人所熟知。

Marcel Marceau I The Maskmaker [1975] full https://youtu.be/OLpWaicALjg