In 1920, in Central Europe, the tyrannical king of a fictional empire is scheduled to visit a small town that is considered to be completely safe. However, a group of revolutionaries plot to kill the oppressive monarch. Loosely based on Émile Zola’s novella For a Night of Love, this pastoral comedy of manners is a cheeky mix of sex and political satire, deconstructing the imaginary of power and revolution. A truly sui generis blend, even for Makavejev’s outrageous standards, that consists of a farcing espionage movie and a ramshackle melodrama.
Manifesto
Manifesto
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- Direction: Dušan Makavejev
- Script: Dušan Makavejev
- Cinematography: Tomislav Pinter
- Editing: Tony Lawson
- Music: Nicola Piovani
- Actors: Camilla Søeberg, Alfred Molina, Simon Callow, Lindsay Duncan, Eric Stoltz, Lindsay Duncan, Rade Šerbedžija, Svetozar Cvetković
- Production: Cannon Group
- Producers: Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
- Costumes: Marit Allen
- Executive producer: Michael J. Kagan, Tom Luddy
- Format: 35mm
- Color: Color
- Production Country: USA
- Production Year: 1988
- Duration: 96΄
- Contact: Park Circus, info@parkcircus.com
Dušan Makavejev
Dušan Makavejev (1932–2019) is by far the premier figure in Yugoslavian film history. His work, deeply rooted in his native land’s experience, persistently defied the political and sexual taboos of his time and invited censorship in dozens of countries. Highly allegorical and of dreamlike texture, his films represent a sardonic and anarchist view on all kinds of oppressive regimes, sending out a universal message of liberation.
Filmography
1965 Man is Not a Bird
1967 Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator
1968 Innocence Unprotected (doc)
1971 W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1974 Sweet Movie
1981 Montenegro
1985 The Coca-Cola Kid
1988 Manifesto
1993 Gorilla Bathes at Noon
