Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)
Lou Andreas Sand, a once famous model, recalls her past as she tries to make success in the modeling world of New York, her stressful workdays, her affair with Mark, an advertising executive, her friendship with photographer Aaron, and her downward spiral into ruin.
Director:
Jerry Schatzberg
Writer:
Carole Eastman
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Faye Dunaway as Lou Andreas Sand |
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Barry Primus as Aaron Reinhardt |
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Viveca Lindfors as Paula Galba |
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Barry Morse as Dr Galba |
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Roy Scheider as Mark |
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Ruth Jackson as Barbara Casey |
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John Heffernan as Dr. Sherman |
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Sydney Walker as Psychiatrist |
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Clark Burckhalter as Davy Bright |
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Shirley Rich as Peggy McCavage |
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Emerick Bronson as Falco |
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Jane Hallaren as Joan |
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Susan Willis as Neighbor |
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Barbara Carrera as T.J. Brady |
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Sam Schacht as |
| Directing | Jerry Schatzberg | Director |
| Sound | Sanford Rackow | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Terry Leong | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Philippe | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Dick Vorisek | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roland Meledandri | Costume Design |
| Editing | Craig McKay | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Carole Eastman | Story |
| Writing | Carole Eastman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jerry Schatzberg | Story |
| Editing | Evan A. Lottman | Editor |
| Art | Richard Bianchi | Art Direction |
| Production | Shirley Rich | Casting |
| Directing | Nancy Hopton | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Adam Holender | Director of Photography |
| Production | John Foreman | Producer |
| Sound | Michael Small | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Hubert J. Oates | Set Decoration |