6/24/17 review of film Manifesto, dir. by Julian Rosefeldt

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Manifesto, directed by Julian Rosefeldt.

The thread gives a summary of and some context on the film. It discusses Cate Blanchett's phenomenal performance in the film. It compares the film with some other works. It also discusses the film as an "Everywoman" story. It discusses the sense of curation in the film. It discusses themes like old versus new, inner truth, and casting out old idols in art. It discusses the natural versus more contrived moments in the film. It discusses the film's newscaster scene in depth. And it mentions the classroom (Stan Brakhage) scene.

I saw this film at the Denver Film Society's Sie FilmCenter in Denver, Colorado.