Percy-L: Literary, Religious, Scientific, and Philosophical Discussion of Walker Percy

["John E. Riley" <jeriley AT uark.edu>]

This is exciting news, especially for those of us who are fans but never got 
to meet Percy--I notice from 
the clip that there is home-movie- style footage of Percy interacting with 
his family, etc.
He did so many interviews but those can only hint at the personal qualities.  
I'm thankful for YouTube,
where one can see the 1989 address at Notre Dame--a very moving and revealing 
(ten-minute) statement about the
man and his work if you have not seen it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6jaJy3gL2I

My question re. the documentary: How did the filmmaker get the cooperation of 
that impressive cast of people?
Was it charm, money, powers of persuasion, ancestry?  Mr. Riley, (we share 
the same last name) do you
care to answer? Inquiring minds--mine at least-- would like to know.

And on the subject of Percy and film, I'm reminded of passages in Tolson's 
biography that tell
of the tortuous and ultimately fruitless attempts to translate several of the 
novels into film.
Maybe it's the power of suggestion but I've always thought The Moviegoer had 
great cinematic potential.
Perhaps now New Orleans Post-Katrina could be the setting for Binx's search.  
I think Love in the Ruins and 
Lancelot--told in flashback, of course--might also translate well to film.

Thanks again to all those who continue to keep this list alive with your 
informative and timely posts.



John Riley
Reference & Index Arkansas
Mullins Library
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
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   1. Re: Walker Percy: A Documentary Film (David Hidalgo)


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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:53:14 -0400
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Thank you to all the people involved in the making of this film on such an
important subject; I relish the opportunity to see the entire film in the
comfort of my home, among my Percy memorabilia.



Kindest regards,



David Hidalgo





DAVID HIDALGO



tel. 914.949.6966

cel. 914.262.7872



DH AT HidalgoandCompany.com







From: Douglas Mitchell [mailto:mitchdl AT email.unc.edu]
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 7:01 PM
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Win,
The previews look tremendous.  You have a great eye.  I am really looking
forward to seeing the whole thing.
Best,
Doug



On 9/11/10 12:00 PM, Winston Riley wrote:



Walker Percy: A Documentary Film is now finished. The New Orleans Film
Festival will screen the film in October, followed by a screening at Loyola
University, New Orleans, later in the year. It will also be available on DVD
in November. I'll post more information soon.



Thank you.



Win Riley

www.walkerpercymovie.com







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