Puzzle of a Downfall Child

Directed by a real fashion photographer Jery Schatzberg to telling the ups and downs of a famous model, it became a hard endurance even to most self-denying cinephiles on so slow pacing and boring offering, it didn't catch the audience at its period of time, even rising movie star Faye Dunaway, when she often raised corpses from the graves over such loveliness, still if the viewer has enough forbearance, he shall be awarded by great and moving outcome.

It's featured as several past recollections of punctual events, whether it's sad or happy on countless flashbacks, conceived as art-movie it has a stellar casting as Roy Scheider, the unforgettable Viveca Lindfors with a strong European accent, Barry Morse and the upcoming star Barbara Carrera in smallest role, it somehow exposes the hard and stiff environment whom the fashion model should be entering in distress soon or later.

Also points out a frailty of human being in in question as the Faye Dunaway magnificent portraits, an insecure girl surround by strongest pressure, love affairs and so for, a non-romanticized lifetime of a model, waiting for the final quarter, it will pleased you plenty, get ready to there!!

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First watch: 2024 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.

Fashion model Lou Andreas Sand (Faye Dunaway) struggles with work and life. She struggles with relationships, with men, and with sex. She struggles with loneliness and with mental breakdown.

It's all about Faye Dunaway. It's a character study. It's well-made. Faye is bringing the same damage as she will in Chinatown. She's magnetic.

For the life of me, I can't figure out why someone doesn't put this film out on DVD or video. Puzzle of a Downfall Child is a hauntingly spare film about the breakdown of beauty. Although less well known than The Panic in Needle Park, it is Jerry Schatzberg's masterpiece. His use of non-linear storytelling coupled with some incredibly dreamy flashback sequences made me feel as if, like heroine Lou Sands, I too was coming slightly undone. For Faye Dunaway fans (and really who isn't a fan of Faye's?), this film showcases not only her incredible beauty--the eyelashes are to die for--but also her talents as an actress. She is more believable as an actress portraying a model than any model portraying an actress could ever hope to be. If it should ever make its way to an art-house near you, you will do yourself a disservice if you miss it. After I left the theater, I kept thinking of that trite adage about how they don't make them like they used to.

it saddens me to know that not many people will be able to witness the talent and beauty Faye brings to this tortured character!!! When was this released? 1970, when she was at her height, I am not from this time period, so I was wondering if anyone remembered what the critical reception of the film was? Why wasn't it a success? I was moved incredibly. and there must be some way to buy the movie without just watching it on you tube!!! Stunning Faye. i made so many screen shots!!!

This movie is for anyone that is interested in photography. The still shots themselves are amazing; the cinematography is incredible too. It is simple but raw etc. Faye is just so beautiful in this film and her story of madness is brilliant.

A landmark in independant american filmaking, Puzzle is the best film ever directed by Jerry Schatzberg. Faye dunaway is incredible. One of the best fims of the 70's.