Manifesto

Name: Manifesto
Genre: Drama
Released: May 10, 2017
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Carl Dietrich, Cate Blanchett, Ea-Ja Kim, Erika Bauer, Hannelore Ohlendorf

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FilmRise | Release Date: May 10, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Carl Dietrich, Cate Blanchett, Ea-Ja Kim, Erika Bauer, Hannelore Ohlendorf, Marie Borkowski Foedrowitz, Marina Michael, Ottokar Sachse, Ralf Tempel, Ruby Bustamante

Summary: From acclaimed visual artist Julian Rosefeldt, Manifesto features Cate Blanchett in 13 distinct, must-see vignettes that incorporate timeless manifestos from 20th century art movements. From anchorwoman to homeless man, from Pop Art to Dogma 95, a chameleonic Blanchett gives a tour-de-force performance as she transforms herself like neverFrom acclaimed visual artist Julian Rosefeldt, Manifesto features Cate Blanchett in 13 distinct, must-see vignettes that incorporate timeless manifestos from 20th century art movements. From anchorwoman to homeless man, from Pop Art to Dogma 95, a chameleonic Blanchett gives a tour-de-force performance as she transforms herself like never before. Rosefeldt weaves together history’s most impassioned artistic statements in this stunning and contemporary call to action. [FilmRise]… Expand

Director: Julian Rosefeldt

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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Sheri Linden

May 25, 2017

Whatever Rosefeldt intended, Manifesto doesn’t quite set forth a manifesto of its own. But it’s a blast of fresh air. And like many of the gauntlet throwers it cites, it risks looking foolish and, in the process, creates something gorgeously defiant. Read full review

Pat Padua

Jun 8, 2017

It’s a treat to watch an actress at the top of her game, flexing her interpretive muscles in a showcase that is inventive and thought-provoking. Read full review

The Playlist Noel Murray

Jan 28, 2017

Rosefeldt’s visual panache and Blanchett’s astonishing versatility bring cinematic verve to something that could’ve easily come off as too dryly conceptual. Read full review

David Fear

May 10, 2017

That's what Blanchett is doing here. She adds a human element. She can turn anything into art. Even artistic navel-gazing. Read full review

Max Cea

Jun 27, 2017

Despite the hit-and-miss nature of this highfalutin concept-art, Manifesto comes across as successfully, outrageously funny. As authentically enthusiastic as Rosefeldt seems to be about manifestos, he seems equally aware of the pretentious ridiculousness lurking within them. Read full review

Boyd van Hoeij

Jan 28, 2017

Rosefeldt and a very game Blanchett spring one surprising creation on the viewer after the other. But what it all adds up to is of course up for debate. Read full review

The Film Stage Daniel Schindel

Mar 9, 2017

The film is more of a clip show, awkwardly cutting together elements once presented in a drastically different manner. In doing so, it obfuscates the power of a manifesto, allegedly what it means to pay tribute to. Read full review

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luke100

Jan 10, 2018

An intriguing, thought-provoking movie. Some may find it pretentious, but I had a really interesting discussion with a friend after we left the theater, which rarely happens.

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JLuis_001

Oct 31, 2017

Experimental? Yes
Monotonous? Yes
Artistic? Yes Pretentious? Yes Valuable? Yes Arguable? Yes Provocative? Yes For everyone? No Concept and conceptualization, it depends on your points of view and everything that you're expecting and also what you look for as an spectator. Perhaps it willExperimental? Yes
Monotonous? Yes
Artistic? Yes
Pretentious? Yes
Valuable? Yes
Arguable? Yes
Provocative? Yes
For everyone? No

Concept and conceptualization, it depends on your points of view and everything that you're expecting and also what you look for as an spectator. Perhaps it will not inflict anything on you, perhaps it won't affect anything in you and honestly I'm quite sure that that it isn't what this movie is looking for, it's rather the idealization of its own artistic and dramatic offer.

This film is obviously a manifesto and a testimony of Cate Blanchett's gigantic talent to show to what extent she can transform herself and to watch that, well, it's a great delight.… Expand

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amheretojudge

Jun 4, 2018

a pretentious thought-provoking policy..

Manifesto The monologues are horrifyingly beautiful that is apt for the pragmatic characters projected in this self-created malleable mythology. The writing is sharp and one of the strength of the features that doesn't waste time on attempting toa pretentious thought-provoking policy..

Manifesto

The monologues are horrifyingly beautiful that is apt for the pragmatic characters projected in this self-created malleable mythology. The writing is sharp and one of the strength of the features that doesn't waste time on attempting to connect with the viewers and instead offers them enough homework to keep them engaged and make them work for it which then inherently raises the question whether it is worth to suffer for art to this extent or not; unfortunately the definite point it makes isn't something unfamiliar and a bit redundant. On terms of craft, there is a lot to explore in here, and the primary reason would be the tone of the feature which resembles with a fine theatrical poetic act. Julian Rosefeldt; the writer-director, fails to match its witty script with execution and even with its editing that could have been a lot better. On terms of performance, it is all left to Cate Blanchett who is a revelation in here as she is her A game and doing some of her best work. The technical aspects like make-up design is plausible but the background score and costume design could have been a lot better. Manifesto is a pretentious thought-provoking policy that may have its heart in the right place but could have been supervised better.… Expand

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