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Manifesto (1988 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Manifesto' is a 1988 American comedy drama film directed by Duan Makavejev and starring Camilla Seberg, Alfred Molina, Simon Callow and Eric Stoltz. 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 mile 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.
Cast
* Camilla Seberg as Svetlana Vargas
* Alfred Molina as Avanti
* Simon Callow as Police Chief Hunt
* Eric Stoltz as Christopher
* Lindsay Duncan as Lily Sachor
* Rade erbedija as Emile
* Svetozar Cvetkovi as Rudi Kugelhopf
* Chris Haywood as Wango
* Patrick Godfrey as Doctor Lombrosow
* Linda Marlowe as Stella Vargas
* Ronald Lacey as Conductor
* Tanja Bokovi as Olympia
* Gabrielle Anwar as Tina
* Enver Petrovci as The King
* Zeljko Duvnjak as Martin
References
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