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 & 4 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	...	Himself
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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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

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, 12 May 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$143,656, 14 July 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Ruhr Triennale, Schiwago Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Quotes

Various: [as a fifth-grade teacher] Now, nothing is original. OK? So you can steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration and fuels your imagination. OK? And you can devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, buildings, bridges, you know, trees, cloud formations, bodies of water, you know, even... even light and shadows. Now, I want you to select only those things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. All right? ...

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Crazy Credits

Art requires truth, not sincerity.

User Reviews

and ode to acting and the simplicity of good directing and patient camera work backed by incredible locations.

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.