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Mood:
- CleverGloomySincereCaptivatingContemplativeTense
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Plot:
- Writer's LifeInvestigationMurderCrimesDeadlyMind and SoulJournalismObsessive Quest
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Genres:
- DramaPeriod
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century50s60s
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Place:
- Kansas
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedOscar WinnerPrestigious Awards
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Style:
- Talky
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Based on:
- BiographyBased on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Flag:
- ProfanityViolent Content
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Capote, 2005
English
Canada, USA
Profile of Capote
Capote can be described as clever, gloomy, and sincere. The plot revolves around the life of a writer, an investigation, and murder. The main genres are drama and period. In terms of style, Capote is talky. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. Capote is located in Kansas. It takes place in the 1950s and in the 1960s. It is drawn from a biography and originally a true story. Capote has received attention for being an Oscar winner and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves profanity and violent content.
Summary of Capote
Bennett Miller's CAPOTE is a finely crafted biopic that recounts a historic chapter in American history and, in the process, captures the unraveling 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 nonfiction 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 traveled 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 realized by his technical collaborators (especially director of photography Adam Kimmel and production designer Jess Gonchor), that makes CAPOTE an Oscar-worthy production.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Canada, USA |
| Release date: | 2 September 2005 |
| Runtime: | 114 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
Awards
Cast and Crew
as Truman Capote
as Nelle Harper Lee
as Perry Smith
as Alvin Dewey
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Critics Reviews
Chicago Tribune
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- by: Michael Phillips
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Mick LaSalle
Users Reviews
- 09.October.2009
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- by: Jim Rogers
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