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My Psychedelic Love Story

  • TV Movie
  • 20202020
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 42m
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Timothy Leary and Joanna Harcourt-Smith in My Psychedelic Love Story (2020)
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An examination of the high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of famed lover Joanna Harcourt-Smith. Was Leary's "perfect love" a CIA plant or was she simply a rich, beautiful young... Read allAn examination of the high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of famed lover Joanna Harcourt-Smith. Was Leary's "perfect love" a CIA plant or was she simply a rich, beautiful young woman out for the adventure of a lifetime?An examination of the high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of famed lover Joanna Harcourt-Smith. Was Leary's "perfect love" a CIA plant or was she simply a rich, beautiful young woman out for the adventure of a lifetime?
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  • Director
    • Errol Morris
  • Writer
    • Joanna Harcourt-Smith(based on the book: Tripping the Bardo with Timothy Leary: My Psychedelic Love Story by)
  • Stars
    • Timothy Leary(archive footage)
    • Joanna Harcourt-Smith
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  • Director
    • Errol Morris
  • Writer
    • Joanna Harcourt-Smith(based on the book: Tripping the Bardo with Timothy Leary: My Psychedelic Love Story by)
  • Stars
    • Timothy Leary(archive footage)
    • Joanna Harcourt-Smith
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      • 1 nomination

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    An examination of the notorious high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of his famed lover Joanna Harcourt-Smith. Academy Award® winning director Errol Morris recounts the wild adventures of two seemingly innocent people on the run in this international saga of mystery and lust. But was Leary's "perfect love" a CIA plant who helped take him down? Or was she simply a rich, beautiful young woman out for the adventure of a lifetime with the man Richard Nixon called "Public Enemy #1"? —SHOWTIME
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      Joanna Harcourt-Smith: I've seen the absolute depravity of the people who have the most money in this world. And I've seen how there are no morals whatsoever, none. Money and power, and that's it.

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      References Mata Hari (1931)

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    I honestly can't believe the woman talking the whole time. She seems like a fraud and trying to get some fame from knowing famous people.
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      • October 22, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • SHOWTIME
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Film by Errol Morris
    • Filming locations
      • Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fourth Floor Productions
      • Moxie Pictures
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