Ciao! Manhattan
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Ciao! Manhattan

Speed. Madness. Flying Saucers.

5.5 / 10 1973 1h 24mNR English
DocumentaryDrama

Storyline

Fiction and documentary mingle in a freewheeling portrait of Susan Superstar, a New York celebrity on a drug-fueled downward slide that mirrors Edie Sedgwick’s own self-destructive spiral.

Cast & Crew

Edie Sedgwick

Edie Sedgwick

Susan Superstar

Lead
WH

Wesley Hayes

Butch

Isabel Jewell

Isabel Jewell

Mummy

Jeff Briggs

Jeff Briggs

Geoffrey

Paul America

Paul America

Paul

TF

Tom Flye

Tom

GL

Gabriel Lampa

Mario

PH

Pat Hartley

Yoli

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Palmer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Ciao! Manhattan is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker