“Marcel Marceau is at the centre of a row over France’s cultural heritage. A Paris court has ordered that the extraordinary contents of his rural home be auctioned off at bargain prices next week to settle his debts. The mime, who died two years ago aged 84, had gone into receivership after ploughing all his money into theatre projects. The French arts world is up in arms and begging the government to buy Marceaus’ mime paraphernalia to Âpreserve it for history’s sake.”