Manifesto (2015)

Cate Blanchett performs manifestos as a series of striking monologues.

Director:

Julian Rosefeldt

Writer:

Julian Rosefeldt

Stars:

Cate Blanchett, Erika Bauer, Ruby Bustamante

5 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Cate Blanchett	...	Various
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erika Bauer	...	Situationism Extra #4
Ruby Bustamante	...	Flight Attendant
Carl Dietrich	...	Situationism Extra #5
Marie Borkowski Foedrowitz	...	Situationism Extra #1
Ea-Ja Kim	...	Pop Art Extra
Marina Michael	...	Situationism Extra #3
Hannelore Ohlendorf	...	Situationism Extra #2
Ottokar Sachse	...	Situationism Extra #6
Ralf Tempel	...	Catholic Priest (Dadaism)
Jimmy Trash	...	Self
Andrew Upton	...	Pop Art Extra

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | voice over | spiral staircase | circular staircase | dog | 

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Taglines:

Art requires truth not sincerity.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cate Blanchett portrays 13 different characters, recounting 12 artists manifestos.

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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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Crazy Credits

All current art is fake.

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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.

User Reviews

Life is an artwork, an artwork is life

Amazing cinematic experience guaranteed! Saw Manifesto yesterday as part of the Holland Festival cultural event. This is now a movie. I saw it as an installation of screens with short scenes and words spoken, based almost exclusively on famous and lesser known art scene manifestos. It could have been pretentious, but, director Julian Rosefeldt and the amazing Cate Blanchett turned this work into a flowing movie with connecting dots. In the installation there is some synchronicity in the screens, in that the 12/13 characters sing part of their text simultaneously. You may actually figure out some of the background surrounding the manifestos (such as Dadaism,Dogma). It was joyful and intense experience. One thing is sure, Cate Blanchett is the most prolific,daring, energetic, chameleon, dedicated, fun actor around.

Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 2017 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Manifesto

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,628, 14 May 2017

Gross USA:

$161,101

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$416,389

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Ruhr Triennale, Schiwago Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1