Capote (2005)
Genre:
Biography / Drama (more)
Plot Outline: Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers. (more) (view trailer)
User Comments:
2 Capote, or NOT 2 Capote???, That Is The Question...
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User Rating:
 
7.8/10 (11,052 votes)
MPAA: Rated R for some violent images and brief strong language.
Runtime:
114 min / Canada:110 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
Canada / USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) / Australia:M / Finland:K-15 / Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) / Singapore:NC-16 / Ireland:15A / Sweden:11 / Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) / Argentina:13 / Norway:15 / France:U / USA:R (certificate #41953) / Canada:14A (British Columbia) / Brazil:14 / Hong Kong:IIB / UK:15 / Iceland:16 / Netherlands:16 / Malaysia:U / Germany:12
Trivia:
Some of the prison guards in this movie are real correctional officers from Headingley Correctional Center.
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Goofs:
Anachronisms: Close-up of photograph in the newspaper Capote is reading shows it to be diffusion-dithered, but should be half-toned, the way all papers of the time printed their photographs.
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Quotes:
Truman Capote:
I couldn't have done anything to save them.
Nelle Harper Lee:
Maybe not, Truman. But the truth is, you didn't want to.
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 36 wins
&
28 nominations
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User Comments:
39 out of 59 people found the following comment useful:-
2 Capote, or NOT 2 Capote???, That Is The Question..., 30 September 2005
Author:
screenwriter-14 from United States
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.
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