Manifesto (2015 film)

Manifesto
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJulian Rosefeldt
Written byJulian Rosefeldt
Produced byJulian Rosefeldt
StarringCate Blanchett
CinematographyChristoph Krauss
Edited byBobby Good[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byFilmRise
Release dates
  • 9 December 2015 (2015-12-09) (ACMI)
  • 10 February 2016 (2016-02-10) (Berlin)
  • 23 January 2017 (2017-01-23) (Sundance)
Running time
  • 130 minutes (exhibition)[2]
  • 94 minutes (feature)
Countries
  • Australia
  • Germany
LanguageEnglish

Manifesto is a 2015 multi-screen film installation written, produced and directed by Julian Rosefeldt. It features Cate Blanchett in 13 different roles performing various manifestos. The film was shot over 12 days in December 2014, in locations in and around Berlin.

Manifesto premiered in Australia at the ACMI on 9 December 2015. The multi-screen installation was exhibited in Australia, Germany, United States, and Canada from 2015 to 2019. A 94-minute feature version of the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017. It was theatrically released by FilmRise in select cities in the U.S from 10 May to 16 May 2017, and was made available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video that year. The project received generally positive reviews from critics.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference credits was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Scherpe, Mary (6 April 2016). "Art in Berlin: Julian Rosefeldt's Manifesto". Still in Berlin. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.