Re: Books into Movies
Sundeep Dougal (holden@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in)
Thu, 10 Jul 1997 18:20:24 +0500 (GMT+0500)
Ah, there are a lot of these Zooey-isms, facetious and good-humouredly
acidic, around here --- but what really has me in splits are his sallies
with Mrs. Glass:
(On being asked how long you have to do japam):
"How long?' he said. 'Oh, not long. Till the painters want to get in your
room. Then a silent procession of saints and bodhisattvas march in,
carrying bowls of chicken broth. The Hall Johnson Choir starts up in the
background, and the cameras move in on a nice old gentleman in a loincloth
standing against a background of mountains and blue skies and white
clouds, and a look of peace comes over everybody's--"
(Oh, I am digressing as usual --- and hopefully only indulging in
fair-usage, not infringing on any copyrights --- but there was a purpose
to this one I think. Yeah, I have always thought that if pulled off right
this scene could make great cinema.
Lest I forget, I had pulled out my Franny & Zooey to provide you with the
line you were looking for:
[Franny wants to know why she's been woken up]:
"Well...it's like this. Brother Anselmo and I have been offered a new
parish. In Labrador, see. And we wondered if you'd give us your blessings
before we--"
(for some reason a fellow bananafish jay reminds me quite a bit of Zooey
in his infrequent postings...)
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Sundeep Dougal (Sonny, to friends) Holden Caulfield, New Delhi, INDIA
> to a viewer then possibly the jibes, sarcasim and Mahantanisms of Zooey
> in "Zooey" (what's that line when Franny is sleeping on the couch and
> and Zooey says something like Me and Brother Anselm... I don't tote my
> library to work so make the loose connection for me please but I laughed
> at that for days.)