Strident art-school polemics make their way to the multiplex in the unwieldy cinematic hybridManifesto.
I know what youre thinking: Finally!
And to be fair, shes totally fearless in every incarnation.

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But the film itself is mostly a didactic, disjointed endurance test.
A little of this goes a long way.
At least theres Christoph Krauss gorgeous cinematography.
The goal of any manifesto is making its aims as clear as possible.
But its never clear what thisManifestois aiming for besides a cheeky roll call of intellectual camps.
Ph.D.s in art theory will chuckle knowingly as everyone else eyes the exit.C