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Capote (2005) 7.4
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Reviews: 409 user | 270 critic | 40 from Metacritic.com In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row. Director:Bennett Miller |
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Harold Nye
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In 1959, Truman Capote, a popular writer for The New Yorker, learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Holcomb, Kansas. Inspired by the story material, Capote and his partner, Harper Lee, travel to the town to research for an article. However, as Capote digs deeper into the story, he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work, In Cold Blood. To that end, he arranges extensive interviews with the prisoners, especially with Perry Smith, a quiet and articulate man with a troubled history. As he works on his book, Capote feels some compassion for Perry which in part prompts him to help the prisoners to some degree. However, that feeling deeply conflicts with his need for closure for his book which only an execution can provide. That conflict and the mixed motives for both interviewer and subject make for a troubling experience that would produce an literary account that would redefine modern non-fiction. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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Rated R for some violent images and brief strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 February 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Truman Capote See more »Box Office
Budget:
$7,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$324,857 (USA) (30 September 2005)Gross:
$28,747,570 (USA) (21 April 2006)Company Credits
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(1935)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyricss by Lorenz Hart
Performed by John Coltrane
Courtesy of Verve Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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The film cast includes two Oscar winners: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Chris Cooper (I)', and three Oscar nominees: Catherine Keener, Amy Ryan and Bob Balaban. See more »Goofs
In the opening shots, we see wheat waving in the wind in November in Kansas. There is no wheat fully grown and ready for harvest in Kansas in November. See more »Soundtracks
Easy to Remember(1935)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyricss by Lorenz Hart
Performed by John Coltrane
Courtesy of Verve Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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CAPOTE, first of all, is a well written film by the talented Dan Futterman, whose performance in URBANIA we will always remember, and for Philip Seymour Hoffman, this is his "Golden Globe and Oscar Award" all in one. From the first scene, Hoffman creates the essence of the acid tongued, tremendously talented, yet damaged, Truman Capote.
Having read IN COLD BLOOD when it first came out, CAPOTE really captures on the screen the horror of what took place on that Kansas farm and the cinematography, costumes and locations are wonderful to behold. Miss Keener's performance is such a subtle and intelligent contrast to the hysteria of Capote, and his perfect foil.
In the scenes with Perry Smith, they are haunting and disturbing, as if it feels like two cobras are circling one another, waiting for the first one to strike. And in this context, I ask, "2 Capote, or NOT 2 Capote?, that is the question", because both are on the take-Smith to use Capote for obtaining a pardon, Capote, to nail the story that will gain him the adulation he so adores. And then, Capote slides downhill, while Perry rots in prison.
CAPOTE captures the essence of the 1950's, the horror of a brutal killing in the vast farmlands of Kansas, and delivers a knock out performance from Philip Seymour Hoffman. If only IN COLD BLOOD had not seemed like a manipulation by a writer out for glory at the expense of a prisoner who believed in him.