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Manifesto (2015), a multi-screen film installation, is the brainchild of Julian Rosefeldt, who wrote, produced and directed the project. The film stars Cate Blanchett in 13 distinct roles as she embodies various manifestos. Rosefeldt’s initial research and analysis included a range of textual manifestos, spanning from 19th century works like Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’s The Communist Manifesto to more modern pieces such as Jim Jarmusch’s Golden Rules ...

The Lives of Others (2006) is a German drama film written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, marking his debut as a feature film director. Set in 1984 East Germany, the film follows Stasi agent Gerd Wiesler, also known as HGW XX/7, as he carries out the order from his superior Anton Grubitz to spy on playwright Georg Dreyman. Despite Dreyman’s reputation as a pro-communist figure with international recognition, there is no evidence of disloyalty or dissent in his past. Wiesler and his team bug Dreyman’s apartment and report their findings to Minister of Culture Bruno Hempf, who has targeted ...