Anatomy of Failure

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Amy Wallace

Age : 58 | Popularity : 3%

Richard Jennings

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Norman M. Klein

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Gabi Geuter

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Greg Mamishian

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Deborah Kaufmann

Age : 54 | Popularity : 9%

Luis Marquès

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Melissa Ward

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Crew	Cinematography	Kristina M. Schulte-Eversum Minou Norouzi
Writing	Writer	Carlos Castaneda Minou Norouzi
Directing	Director	Minou Norouzi
Editing	Supervising Editor	Tony Dowmunt
Department	Role	Name

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