Blanchett’s screeds are too much

Artistic and political manifestos are best consumed in small bites, a significant problem for Julian Rosefeldt’s new movie. In 95 minutes, “Manifesto” presents a fairly steady stream of proclamations, declarations and provocations, and it’s a lot to digest: You’re likely to feel surfeited long before the curtain drops.

The movie offers Cate Blanchett in no fewer than 13 guises, reciting from who knows how many lofty (and occasionally incomprehensible) statements. The movie gets lots of