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Manifesto (2015)

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Cate Blanchett performs manifestos as a series of striking monologues.

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Julian Rosefeldt
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Credited cast:
Cate Blanchett ... Various
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erika Bauer Erika Bauer ... Situationism Extra #4
Ruby Bustamante ... Flight Attendant
Carl Dietrich Carl Dietrich ... Situationism Extra #5
Marie Borkowski Foedrowitz Marie Borkowski Foedrowitz ... Situationism Extra #1
Ea-Ja Kim Ea-Ja Kim ... Pop Art Extra
Marina Michael Marina Michael ... Situationism Extra #3
Hannelore Ohlendorf Hannelore Ohlendorf ... Situationism Extra #2
Ottokar Sachse Ottokar Sachse ... Situationism Extra #6
Ralf Tempel Ralf Tempel ... Catholic Priest (Dadaism)
Jimmy Trash Jimmy Trash ... Self
Andrew Upton Andrew Upton ... Pop Art Extra
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Manifesto draws on the writings of Futurists, Dadaists, Fluxus artists, Suprematists, Situtationists, Dogma 95 and other artist groups, and the musings of individual artists, architects, dancers and filmmakers, editing and reassembling them as a collage of artists' manifestos, ultimately questioning the role of the artist in society today. Performing these 'new manifestos' while inhabiting thirteen different personas - among them a school teacher, a puppeteer, a newsreader, a factory worker and a homeless man - Cate Blanchett imbues new dramatic life into these famous words in unexpected contexts. Written by AnonymousB

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Art requires truth not sincerity.

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The film was shot over 12 days in December 2014 in locations in and around Berlin. See more »

Quotes

Various: [as a funeral speaker] You don't understand that one can be attached to nothing and be happy.But you're too scared of no longer believing. You don't understand that one can be attached to nothing and be happy. We see everything. We love nothing. I am against systems. The most acceptable system is, in principle, to have none. Abolition of logic, Dada. Abolition of memory, Dada. Abolition of archeology, Dada. Abolition of the future, Dada. Dada is still shit, but from now on... From now on we want...
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Art requires truth, not sincerity. See more »

Alternate Versions

Originally premiered as a 130min multi-screen film installation exhibition in mid-December 2015 at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, which then toured various other museum spaces around the world. The 2016 edited film version (90min) premiered at Sundance Film Festival. See more »

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and ode to acting and the simplicity of good directing and patient camera work backed by incredible locations.
6 March 2017 | by r-lake-431-698725See all my reviews

walking into the dark room of the second floor in the NSW art gallery surrounded by screens all playing simultaneously. You sit down, confused watching the last minute of any one short. It starts over and you are instantly captured by the character. Cate Blanchett's stage is calmly set with drone shots and slow continuous camera movements. Here on her stage she draws you into this character, and their life. Blanchett captures your immediate attention and holds it until the screen goes black.

Some stories did not resonate with me but others drew me in and kept me sitting in awe.


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Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 2017 (Germany) See more »

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Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany See more »

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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,628, 14 May 2017

Gross USA:

$161,101

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$416,389
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1.85 : 1
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