| Product Summary | | Format: DVD | | UPC: 00825284200072 | | Buy.com Sku: 40723557 | | Item#: V262WG | | Category Keywords: Documentary New Age | | Rating: NR |
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A best-selling author for over 30 years, Carlos Castaneda inspired millions to break free from social dogma, fueling controversy over his work's authenticity and over his assertions of achieving perception of non-ordinary reality. Genius, guru, cult leader or fraud? No one really knows. Over three years in the making, this shocking expose explores Castaneda's mythic impact and controversial teachings. Candid interviews backed with dazzling animation and experimental footage offer an intense visual and intellectual experience.
"A true must see for anyone who has ever read Castaneda's books." Cannabis Culture
Editor's Note
Alternately revered as a true New Age shaman and decried as a charlatan or lunatic, Carlos Castaneda remains to this day a controversial figure with a sizeable cult following. This documentary from Castaneda supporter Ralph Torjan provides an intriguing and off-beat look at a fascinating, larger-than-life personality.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo | | Deleted Scenes | | Interactive Menus | | Previews | | Scene Selection | | Theatrical Trailers | | Web Access To Games & Hidden Materials |
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Release Information
| | Release Date: 6/12/2007 |
| Running Time: 91 minutes |
| Catalog ID: 00142K4D | | UPC: 00825284200072 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew | Carlos Castaneda - Featuring | | Peter Coyote - Narrated By |
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| | Professional Reviews | San Francisco Chronicle 4 of 10
There's plenty of material to make a movie from, but Enigma of a Sorcerer, made by former Castaneda disciple and novice filmmaker Ralph Torjan, amounts to an infomercial posing as an expose.Many of those interviewed -- from former lovers to dedicated disbelievers -- speak colorfully about this still-fascinating man and paint a composite portrait of a spiritually searching era. But because the elusive Castaneda left behind no video, only a handful of photographs and a single tape-recorded interview, writer-director-producer- editor Torjan was faced with the question of how to visually depict Castaneda's metaphysical work. But his solution -- talking heads against backdrops of psychedelic computer screensaver patterns -- is cheesy and distracting. The less said of the "tribal" techno soundtrack the better. This documentary might have been better off as an audio book. - Joe Brown
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