Re: "The Low Life" and Mr. Antolini?
patrick flaherty (pfkw@email.msn.com)
Fri, 11 Sep 1998 10:15:06 -0400
Is this a new film? I haven't heard of it.
patrick
-----Original Message-----
From: Lauren N Passot <madbravo@juno.com>
To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu <bananafish@lists.nyu.edu>
Date: Thursday, September 10, 1998 5:45 PM
Subject: "The Low Life" and Mr. Antolini?
>Concerning Mr. Antolini and the episode in which Holden is staying at his
>apartment and wakes up to find Mr. Atolini "petting me or patting me on
>the goddam head".
>
> I recently saw the film "The Low Life" in which there is a nonchalant
>reference to Salinger, by the main character "Jon". I thought nothing of
>it at first but then near the end of the film Jon goes to someone's house
>(their relationship is not specified) which he knows, whom is not as
>considerably older but noticeably older than he, in the late hours of the
>night, after drinking, is covered by the man with a blanket and wakes to
>find him in the same situation as Holden and Mr. Antolini were. Jon
>leaves the house while this man is watching yet says nothing to him. Then
>Jon wanders the streets alone seemingly aimlessly and again says nothing.
>Also throughout this film their seems to be a slight "Holden air" about
>Jon.
>
>If anyone has seen this film let me know if I think too much about "The
>Catcher in the Rye" or if this is indeed a direct parallel.
>
>Best,
>Lauren
>
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