Puzzle of a Downfall Child
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| Directed by | Jerry Schatzberg |
| Written by |
Carole Eastman Jerry Schatzberg |
| Story by | Carole Eastman |
| Starring | Faye Dunaway |
| Music by | Michael Small |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Puzzle of a Downfall Child is a 1970 film drama directed by Jerry Schatzberg. It stars Faye Dunaway, Barry Primus, and Roy Scheider.
Plot
A beautiful but disturbed young woman lives alone at a beach cottage, reliving her past, a tissue of delusions and lies.
Lou Andreas Sand (Dunaway) is a former fashion model whose life has gone into a downward spiral including drug use and a nervous breakdown. She tells an acquaintance, Aaron Reinhardt (Primus), her story for a film he is planning on her, but the details do not ring true.
Lou evidently had a lover who abused her and a penchant for sex with strange men. Along the way, she became engaged to marry Mark (Scheider), an ad executive, but apparently jilted him on the day of their wedding, leading to her descent into drugs and an attempted suicide.
Cast
- Faye Dunaway as Lou
- Roy Scheider as Mark
- Barry Primus as Aaron
- Viveca Lindfors as Pauline
- Barry Morse as Dr. Galba
See also
External links
- Puzzle of a Downfall Child at the Internet Movie Database
- An interview with Jerry Schatzberg Festival Lumière, October 2011
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