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Description: Ciao! Manhattan is a 1972 American avant-garde film that parallels the life of Edie Sedgwick, a prominent figure in Andy Warhol's Factory. The film follows Susan Superstar (Edie Sedgwick) through her rise in the late 1960s New York art scene and her subsequent decline due to addiction. Utilizing actual audio recordings of Sedgwick's accounts and footage from an unfinished script started in 1967, the film offers a candid portrayal of excess and celebrity. It is dedicated to Sedgwick's memory and concludes with headlines announcing her death, blurring the lines between the fictional and real figures.

Cast:
Susan Superstar: Edie Sedgwick
Butch: Wesley Hayes
Mummy: Isabel Jewell
Geoffrey: Jeff Briggs
Paul: Paul America
Tom: Tom Flye
Mario: Gabriel Lampa
Yoli: Pat Hartley
Charla: Baby Jane Holzer
Diana - Vogue Editor: Viva
Dr. Braun: Roger Vadim
Brigid: Brigid Berlin