Turtle Diary (1985)

"No, you sort of look like Ben Kingsley in 'Turtle Diary,' " girlfriend says.

Carr's work is referenced in the 1985 romantic-drama film Turtle Diary.

As directed by John Irvin, whose other credits include "Turtle Diary," the film unfolds evenly but often appears to confuse drabness with dramatic value.

According to its description at Amazon.com, Turtle Diary has been "Critically hailed as a mini-masterpiece."

Turtle Diary is a fine film that charts movingly the unnoticed despair of everyday lives, the sufferings of those who endure loneliness in silence.

Review of Turtle Diary.

His novel Turtle Diary (1975) was turned into a film version released in 1985, which has a screenplay by Harold Pinter.

Hoban is often described as a fantasy writer; only two of his novels, Turtle Diary and The Bat Tattoo, are entirely devoid of supernatural elements.

Turtle Diary (1984)