A review by nerfherder86
Monsieur Marceau by Leda Schubert

4.0

Fascinating picture book about the life of the famous French actor who popularized mime. Wonderful vibrant paintings on plain white or black backgrounds, in a palette of browns and blacks that mirror the black-and-white photographs of the early twentieth century history that Marceau lived through. Simple, clear text, with quotation sources noted at the back and a bibliography, plus an afterword that gives some advice to aspiring young mimes from the director of Circus Smirkus (I love that name!), who studied under Marceau.