Anatomy of Failure (2008)
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Carlos Castaneda, sixties author and ‘celebrated godfather of New Age’ died in his Los Angeles home in 1998. Five women forming his ‘harem’ disappeared within days. In 2004, bones are found at the edge of Death Valley belonging to one of the disappeared women. In a series of Californian road trips, filmmaker Minou Norouzi reflects on what the women’s obsession with Castaneda may have been and begins to wonder if her own life isn’t mirroring theirs. She meets a concoction of Castaneda associates who are all invested in telling her about Castaneda, whilst the story of the women remains in shadow.
- Release date
- April 25, 2008
- Country of origin
- Austria, United Kingdom, United States
Cast
- Amy Wallace as Self
- Richard Jennings as Self
- Diana Alstad as Self
- Yvonne Apollonio as Self
- Gabi Geuter as Self
- Deborah Kaufman as Self
- Norman M. Klein as Self
- Greg Mamishian as Self
- Luis Marques as Self
- Melissa Ward as Self
Crew
- Minou Norouzi · Director
- Minou Norouzi · Producer
- Minou Norouzi · Cinematographer
- Kristina M. Schulte-Eversum · Cinematographer