O-winning drama based on a true story. In 1959, Truman Capote
(Philip Seymour Hoffman), 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, Nelle Harper Lee (Catherine Keener), 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 (Clifton Collins Jr), 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.
From .co.uk
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Bolstered by an O-caliber performance by Philip Seymour
Hoffman in the title role, Capote ranked highly among the best
films of 2005. Written by actor/screenwriter Dan Futterman and
based on selected chapters from the biography by Gerald Clarke,
this mercilessly perceptive drama shows how Truman Capote brought
about his own self-destruction in the course of writing In Cold
Blood, the "nonfiction novel" that was immediately accled as a
literary milestone. After learning of brutal killings in rural
Holcomb, Kansas, in November 1959, Capote gained the confidence
of captured killers Perry Smith (Clifton Collins, Jr.) and Dick
Hickock (Mark Pellegrino) in an effort to tell their story, but
he ultimately sacrificed his soul in the process of writing his
greatest book. Hoffman transcends mere mimicry to create an
utterly authentic, psychologically tormented portrait of an
insincere artist who was not above lying and manipulation to get
what he needed. Bennett Miller's direction focuses on
the consequences of Capote's literary ambition, tempered by an
equally fine performance by Catherine Keener as Harper Lee,
Capote's friend and the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, who
served as Capote's quiet voice of conscience. Spanning the
seven-year period between the Kansas murders and the publication
of In Cold Blood in 1966, Capote reveals the many faces of a
writer who grew too close to his subjects, losing his moral
compass as they were fitted with a hangman's noose. --Jeff
Shannon
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Synopsis
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Bennett Miller's Capote is a finely crafted biopic that recounts
a historic chapter in American history and, in the process,
captures the unravelling of a truly gifted mind. Starring an
extraordinary Philip Seymour Hoffman as the legendary Truman
Capote, the film concentrates on the seven-year period during
which Capote wrote his groundbreaking non-fiction novel, In Cold
Blood. One morning in 1959, Capote learned of a horrific family
killing in Holcomb, Kansas. With the intention of writing an
article for the New Yorker, he travelled to the Midwest with his
good friend Nell Harper Lee (Catherine Keener), who was about to
publish her own masterwork, To Kill A Mockingbird. Somehow, the
soft-spoken, eccentric writer managed to earn the trust of local
authorities most notably, reserved K.B.I. agent Alvin Dewey
(Chris Cooper). But when the two killers were caught and returned
to Kansas to await trial, Capote began to form an intense
emotional bond with one of them, Perry Smith (Clifton Collins
Jr). The pressure of this connection threatened to push an
already fragile Capote into the darkest recesses of himself. His
only hope was to finish the book that he was convinced would
shock the nation and change the course of writing forever.
Hoffman's tender portrayal of the writer is a remarkable
achievement. He slips into the skin of Capote flawlessly,
allowing viewers to experience Capote's inner turmoil for
themselves. Keener and Cooper once again deliver compassionate
performances. But it is Miller's overall vision, based on a
script by Dan Futterman and beautifully realised by his technical
collaborators (especially director of photography Adam Kimmel and
production designer Jess Gonchor), that makes Capote an
O-worthy production.
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