Manson - The Shadow of Your Smile
Genre: Biography / Crime
Director: Antonio Campos
Writer: Lon Charles
Cast: Jim Sturgess, Julia Garner, Beau Mirchoff, Natalia Dyer, Justin Chatwin and Brad Leland
Plot: Plot: 1967. Charles Manson (Jim Sturgess) is paroled from prison at 32 years old. He starts walking away from Terminal Island. He sticks his thumb out to hitchhike as he continues walking down the road. Eventually a truck pulls over and offers Manson a lift. Manson hops into the cab as the driver pulls away. The truck driver pulls out a joint and begins smoking it. Manson looks at it, and the truck driver offers him a hit. Manson accepts and comments that times certainly have changed a lot since the last time he was free.
Charles Manson is walking down a busy San Francisco street when he pickpockets the wallet of a young woman, Mary Brunner (Julia Garner). He takes a few dollars from the wallet and then calls after the young woman. Mary turns around, and Manson tells her that she dropped her wallet and didn't want anyone else to take off with it. Mary is very appreciative of Manson returning her wallet to her before some unsavory type could make off with it. Manson asks her if she would like to get a drink or some food with him - his treat. She accepts, and together they walk down the street.
1964. Charles Watson (Beau Mirchoff) is pledging at the Pi Kappa Alpha house at North Texas State University. The frat brothers tell the pledges that in order to be accepted they must complete a scavenger hunt. The pledges are all several beers deep when Watson and his partner get to the next item on the list: four typewriters. Watson drunkenly describes his high school as having row after row of battered type writers. The next day, Watson wakes up on the floor of his bedroom at his parents' house with a throbbing hangover next to four stolen typewriters. Watson shamefully enters the kitchen as his parents are sitting down for breakfast and told them what he did.
Watson sits in the backseat of his parents' car as they take him to see a lawyer, Roland Boyd (Brad Leland). Boyd takes Watson to the police station without his parents. When they get to the station, Boyd tells Watson to wait out in the waiting area while he goes to talk to the police officers. Boyd comes back several minutes later and says they can leave now. On the drive back, Boyd gives Watson a stern talk about staying out of trouble in the future.
1961. Charles Manson is still in prison at Terminal Island. He is discussing the music industry with Phil Kaufman (Justin Chatwin). Manson expresses great interest in trying to make it in the music business and is hitting Kaufman up for any contacts he could possibly use. Kaufman agrees to give him the name of a contact at Universal, Gary Stromberg, but that he better use the rest of his time in prison to keep practicing guitar and working on his songs.
1967. Manson is drinking at a topless bar when he sees a young woman, Susan Atkins (Natalia Dyer) on the stage. Later that night, Manson shows up at a house party where Susan happens to be staying with some drug dealers. Manson quickly ingratiates himself with the dealers and they all act like old friends. Manson notices an acoustic guitar off to the side in a room. Manson picks up the guitar and begins strumming away. Susan enters the room and sits down on a couch. Manson begins singing and playing "The Shadow of Your Smile", looking at Susan in the eyes the entire time. She watches, smiling, mesmerized. After he is done playing, Manson grabs Susan by the hand and leads her into a bedroom where they have sex.
Charles Manson is walking down a busy San Francisco street when he pickpockets the wallet of a young woman, Mary Brunner (Julia Garner). He takes a few dollars from the wallet and then calls after the young woman. Mary turns around, and Manson tells her that she dropped her wallet and didn't want anyone else to take off with it. Mary is very appreciative of Manson returning her wallet to her before some unsavory type could make off with it. Manson asks her if she would like to get a drink or some food with him - his treat. She accepts, and together they walk down the street.
1964. Charles Watson (Beau Mirchoff) is pledging at the Pi Kappa Alpha house at North Texas State University. The frat brothers tell the pledges that in order to be accepted they must complete a scavenger hunt. The pledges are all several beers deep when Watson and his partner get to the next item on the list: four typewriters. Watson drunkenly describes his high school as having row after row of battered type writers. The next day, Watson wakes up on the floor of his bedroom at his parents' house with a throbbing hangover next to four stolen typewriters. Watson shamefully enters the kitchen as his parents are sitting down for breakfast and told them what he did.
Watson sits in the backseat of his parents' car as they take him to see a lawyer, Roland Boyd (Brad Leland). Boyd takes Watson to the police station without his parents. When they get to the station, Boyd tells Watson to wait out in the waiting area while he goes to talk to the police officers. Boyd comes back several minutes later and says they can leave now. On the drive back, Boyd gives Watson a stern talk about staying out of trouble in the future.
1961. Charles Manson is still in prison at Terminal Island. He is discussing the music industry with Phil Kaufman (Justin Chatwin). Manson expresses great interest in trying to make it in the music business and is hitting Kaufman up for any contacts he could possibly use. Kaufman agrees to give him the name of a contact at Universal, Gary Stromberg, but that he better use the rest of his time in prison to keep practicing guitar and working on his songs.
1967. Manson is drinking at a topless bar when he sees a young woman, Susan Atkins (Natalia Dyer) on the stage. Later that night, Manson shows up at a house party where Susan happens to be staying with some drug dealers. Manson quickly ingratiates himself with the dealers and they all act like old friends. Manson notices an acoustic guitar off to the side in a room. Manson picks up the guitar and begins strumming away. Susan enters the room and sits down on a couch. Manson begins singing and playing "The Shadow of Your Smile", looking at Susan in the eyes the entire time. She watches, smiling, mesmerized. After he is done playing, Manson grabs Susan by the hand and leads her into a bedroom where they have sex.
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