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By Noah Gittell (113) for Washington City Paper (500) on 08 Jun 2017

For anyone who has ever said, Cate Blanchett is such a great actress that I would watch her read the phone book, Manifesto is here to hold…

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By Pat Padua (495) for Washington Post (9,851) on 07 Jun 2017

It’s a treat to watch an actress at the top of her game, flexing her interpretive muscles in a showcase that is inventive and thought-provoking…

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By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 01 Jun 2017

Some bits are less effective and/or more obscure, but few last long enough to wear out their welcome, thanks to writer-director Julian Rosefeldt's…

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By Saul M (7) on 28 May 2017

The definition of pretentious. Get to see Cate Blanchett give powerful narrations of various manifestos in 12 different characters…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 24 May 2017

Whatever Rosefeldt intended, Manifesto doesn’t quite set forth a manifesto of its own. But it’s a blast of fresh air…

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By Sheila O'malley (474) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 11 May 2017

The film is thought-provoking, visually arresting, and occasionally very self-important…

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By Serena Donadoni (158) for Village Voice (8,525) on 11 May 2017

The actress is equally committed, regardless of whether content and context click, but she soars when they do…

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By Chris Nashawaty (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 11 May 2017

The goal of any manifesto is making its aims as clear as possible…

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By Boyd Van Hoeij (303) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 10 May 2017

Rosefeldt and a very game Blanchett spring one surprising creation on the viewer after the other…

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By David Fear (910) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 10 May 2017

That's what Blanchett is doing here. She adds a human element. She can turn anything into art. Even artistic navel-gazing…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 09 May 2017

By far the best film to come along in the first half of 2017, Manifesto is as thought and discussion-provoking as films come…

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By Josephine Livingstone (57) for The New Republic (897) on 09 May 2017

The production is extraordinary considering the constraints…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 09 May 2017

A tapestry of masterful performances that [...] push[es] past traditional boundaries in order to locate deeper, more authentic truths…

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By Elina Alter (3) for Brooklyn Magazine (241) on 09 May 2017

Spliced and layered, stripped of their contexts, gathered just because they are available, the manifestos lose whatever meaning they once held…

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By Esther Zuckerman (46) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 09 May 2017

Each of Blanchett’s characters exists in a complete environment, and Rosefeldt’s camera is keen to reveal the gags and treasures contained…

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By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for New York Times (5,786) on 08 May 2017

As an oblique examination and critique of political and art history and their various interactions over the 20th century, Manifesto is both…

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By Kent Turner (504) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 04 May 2017

A must-see for Blanchett die-hard fans, though the nonstop lecture will exclude others…

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By Candice Frederick (452) for Reel Talk Online (378) on 02 May 2017

The second feature from writer/director Julian Rosefeldt, MANIFESTO is annoyingly narcissistic, even in its cleaver-sharp critique of society…

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By Kristy Puchko (422) for Pajiba (523) on 27 Apr 2017

So smug and ponderous that even the allure of 13 performances by Cate Blanchett couldn't spur me from a stupor of annoyance and boredom…

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By Lauren Humphries-Brooks (64) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 27 Apr 2017

As a work of cinematic art, it defies codification…

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