Manifesto (1988 film)

Manifesto
Manifesto
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dušan Makavejev
Screenplay by	Dušan Makavejev
Produced by	Yoram Globus; Menahem Golan
Starring	Camilla Søeberg; Alfred Molina; Simon Callow; Lindsay Duncan; Eric Stoltz;
Production; company	Cannon Group
Distributed by	Cannon Film Distributors
Release date	27 January 1988 (United Kingdom);
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$70,060

Manifesto is a 1988 American comedy drama film directed by Dušan Makavejev^[1] and starring Camilla Søeberg, Alfred Molina, Simon Callow and Eric Stoltz.^[2] It was filmed in what was Yugoslavia under the working title, "For a Night of Love", and is based on the novella Pour une nuit d'amour by Émile Zola. The screenplay concerns an attempt by revolutionaries to assassinate an autocratic central European monarch, and the inept police state that tries to find and stop them.

Plot

In the 1920s, the King's security chief Avanti arrives in the sleepy village of Waldheim with an array of policemen to protect the monarch on his upcoming visit. Meanwhile, the lovely Svetlana also returns to the village after 3 years away, with plans of assassination - and romance.^[3]

Cast

Camilla Søeberg as Svetlana Vargas
Alfred Molina as Avanti
Simon Callow as Police Chief Hunt
Eric Stoltz as Christopher
Lindsay Duncan as Lily Sachor
Rade Šerbedžija as Emile
Svetozar Cvetković as Rudi Kugelhopf
Chris Haywood as Wango
Patrick Godfrey as Doctor Lombrosow
Linda Marlowe as Stella Vargas
Ronald Lacey as Conductor
Tanja Bošković as Olympia
Gabrielle Anwar as Tina
Enver Petrovci as The King
Zeljko Duvnjak as Martin

References

^ Shulgasser, Barbara (20 December 1989). "Another hope dashed". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ Mills, Michael (16 June 1989). "A quirky 'Manifesto' of sex and revolution". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ Makavejev, Dusan (27 January 1989), Manifesto (Comedy, Drama, Romance), Camilla Søeberg, Alfred Molina, Simon Callow, The Cannon Group, retrieved 22 September 2024

External links

Manifesto at IMDb
Manifesto at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] Shulgasser, Barbara (20 December 1989). "Another hope dashed". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[2] Mills, Michael (16 June 1989). "A quirky 'Manifesto' of sex and revolution". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[3] Makavejev, Dusan (27 January 1989), Manifesto (Comedy, Drama, Romance), Camilla Søeberg, Alfred Molina, Simon Callow, The Cannon Group, retrieved 22 September 2024

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