Dunces, A Conferacy of...

[Bonnie Surfus (ENG)]

On Sat, 7 Oct 1995, Nigel E. Richardson wrote:

> > I loved the Jonathon Kennedy Toole novel.  In fact, when I was in Atlanta 
> > last year, I ran into, literally, Gena Rowlands, at Lennox Square Mall.  
> > She was lovely and I gushed a bit.  She told me that she was in town 
> > working on a film adaptation of an earlier, and fairly unknown, recently 
> > "found" work of his.  I forget the name.  Anyhow, if anyone sees a film 
> > of hers that seems of that ilk, let me know, o.k.?  I can't think of what 
> > it might be/have been, etc.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > bonnie
> 
> This will be THE NEON BIBLE, directed by Terrance Davies. The book is more 
> of a straight autobiographical novel,based on Toole's early family life. 
> Whereas his mother did everything she could to get DUNCES published she 
> was less happy about this one seeing the light of day.
> 
> I've read DUNCES about three times and it still gets me every time. Never 
> understand how come no-one tried to make it into a film with John Candy in 
> the role of Ignatius. 
> 
God knows it will probably end up, if ever made, with Tom Hanks in a 
padded suit.  urgh.