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Manifesto

  • 20152015
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 35m
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6.5/10
6.5K
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Manifesto (2015)
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Cate Blanchett performs manifestos as a series of striking monologues.Cate Blanchett performs manifestos as a series of striking monologues.Cate Blanchett performs manifestos as a series of striking monologues.
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  • Director
    • Julian Rosefeldt
  • Writer
    • Julian Rosefeldt
  • Stars
    • Cate Blanchett
    • Erika Bauer
    • Ruby Bustamante
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  • Director
    • Julian Rosefeldt
  • Writer
    • Julian Rosefeldt
  • Stars
    • Cate Blanchett
    • Erika Bauer
    • Ruby Bustamante
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    • 31User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations

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    Cate Blanchett
    Cate Blanchett
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    Ruby Bustamante
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    Carl Dietrich
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    Marie Borkowski Foedrowitz
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    Ea-Ja Kim
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    Marina Michael
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    Hannelore Ohlendorf
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    Ottokar Sachse
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    Ralf Tempel
    • Catholic Priest (Dadaism)as Catholic Priest (Dadaism)
    Jimmy Trash
    • Selfas Self
    Andrew Upton
    • Pop Art Extraas Pop Art Extra
    Frederik Klaus
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      • Julian Rosefeldt
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      • Julian Rosefeldt
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Cate Blanchett portrays 13 different characters, recounting 12 artists manifestos.
    • 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? Now, if you do this, your work... and your theft... will be authentic. All right?

    • Crazy credits
      Art requires truth, not sincerity.
    • 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.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Evening Urgant: Dzhigan (2017)

    User reviews31

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    Top review
    9/10
    Weird Vs Pretentious
    I'm convinced that the internet has erased all meaning from the word "pretentious." It once meant exactly what it sounds like, pretending to be something other than what you are. This film, along with all non-standard films, has evoked countless online accusations of pretense, which in the world of online movie reviews actually just means that the reviewer found it weird and boring. The film does not, and be aware of this is if you plan on watching it, contain a plot-based, narrative fantasy for viewers to follow to a satisfying conclusion. What it does is combine together short slice-of-life vignettes with the reading of various bits of aesthetic and philosophical manifestos. Its appeal will be limited to only people who find the rantings of tortured souls interesting. I have actually read quite a few of the bits that were included in the film, and I find the whole absurd reality of artistic manifestos and philosophical creeds fascinating, so I enjoyed the film. If you're not that kind of nerd, you won't like it. But is it pretentious? No. It did not pretend to be anything other than what it was: a presentation of some famous manifestos in combination with scenes from ordinary life. It is certainly weird, and it will certainly bore most viewers. As always Cate Blanchett's performance is incredible. The cinematography is impeccable.
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    • dwankan
    • Jun 27, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 2017 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • 凱特布蘭琪:宣言13
    • Filming locations
      • Former US listening Station, Teufelsberg, Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
      • Ruhr Triennale
      • Schiwago Film
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $161,101
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,628
      • May 14, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $416,389
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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