Episode 309 · Film year 1970
Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)
- Special Guests
- Jerry Schatzberg, Barry Primus
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Bill Ackerman, Daniel Kremer
Show notes
Jerry Schatzberg's Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970) stars Faye Dunaway as Lou Andreas Sand, a model who has been used up and discarded by the fashion industry. Her former photographer and lover, Aaron (Barry Primus) interviews Lou, allowing screenwriter Carole Eastman to take the audience back and forth in a fracture time structure, allowing us to see the pieces of the puzzle that is Lou.
Bill Ackerman (opens in a new tab) and Daniel Kremer (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss this fascinating and once difficult-to-find film.
Bill Ackerman (opens in a new tab) and Daniel Kremer (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss this fascinating and once difficult-to-find film.
Labels: 1970 Barry Primus Bill Ackerman Daniel Kremer Faye Dunaway Jerry Schatzberg Roy Scheider
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Music credits
- "Re-Make/Re-Model" - Bryan Ferry
- "The Model" - Kraftwerk
- "This Year's Girl" - Elvis Costello
Links & resources
- Buy Puzzle of a Downfall Child on Blu-ray (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the official Jerry Schatzberg website (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Looking for Gatsby by Faye Dunaway (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films by Daniel Kremer (opens in a new tab)
- Listen to Supporting Characters from Bill Ackerman (opens in a new tab)
- Listen to the Film Comment podcast on Puzzle of a Downfall Child (opens in a new tab)
- Read Bombast: Carole Eastman by Nick Pinkerton (opens in a new tab)
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