John Kennedy Toole: The Omega Point

Jan 1, 2009

0h 57m

★ 0.0

Overview

The life story of Pulitzer Prize winning author John Kennedy Toole as told by friends and colleagues. Legacy format production, representational photography and an original music score combine to bring the author's life into focus. His personal triumphs, his untimely death and the publication of the novel, 'A Confederacy of Dunces,' years after his suicide are all explored in this darkly beautiful first person narrative.

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Documentary

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pelican pictures

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Cast

Narrator

Michael Arata

Self (Archive Footage)

Thelma Ducoing Toole

Narrator

Joseph Sanford

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