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Manifesto

Play trailer Manifesto R Released Jan 27, 1988 1h 30m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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As the remote and picturesque village of Waldheim prepares for the coming of the king, the seductive Svetlana Vargas (Camilla Søeberg) arrives and meets with rebels to discuss his assassination. As the day of the king's visit approaches, Vargas uses her sexual powers to put the opposition -- including the doomed despot's top secret service agent, Avanti (Alfred Molina) -- in various compromising positions. Complicating matters are the antics of the bumbling police chief, Hunt (Simon Callow).

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Audience Member It's pretty messy at times and hampered by the goofy English accents but it's loaded with brilliant moments and strange insights you expect from Makavejev. The Permanent Revolution Motor sequences are great. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Another fun little Makavejev flick full of that sly humor of his. Definitely not his best; the plot is sort of sacrificed to this large cast of somewhat thin, yet suitably quirky characters. I love strange accents in films and I don't think that there's a single actor in here that doesn't have one. You know, those accents that don't sound quite natural, rather like someone with one kind of accent trying to imitate a different accent. It makes any dialogue infinitely more interesting in my opinion. So I enjoyed that. And there's plenty of hilarious, political nonsense going on throughout that keeps the film from ever getting boring. I don't know that there's anyone out there who uses text in film as well and to the same effect as Makavejev. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Dusan Makavejev is one of my favorite directors, but this film is difficult to love. It's crowded and messy, and it lacks a "hook" like the formal anarchy of WR or the shock value of SWEET MOVIE. Still, it's funny and uninhibited like Dusan's best. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis As the remote and picturesque village of Waldheim prepares for the coming of the king, the seductive Svetlana Vargas (Camilla Søeberg) arrives and meets with rebels to discuss his assassination. As the day of the king's visit approaches, Vargas uses her sexual powers to put the opposition -- including the doomed despot's top secret service agent, Avanti (Alfred Molina) -- in various compromising positions. Complicating matters are the antics of the bumbling police chief, Hunt (Simon Callow).
Director
Dusan Makavejev
Producer
Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 27, 1988, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.8K
Runtime
1h 30m