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Oct 20, 2005 · The film, written by Dan Futterman and based on the book the book Capote by Gerald Clarke, focuses on the way a writer works on a story and the story works on him. Capote wins the wary acceptance of Alvin Dewey (Chris Cooper), the agent assigned to the case.
Philip Seymour Hoffman's riveting central performance guides a well-constructed retelling of the most sensational and significant period in author Truman Capote's life. Read Critics Reviews
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Capote opens with the discovery of a family of four murdered in the small town of Hokum, Kansas in 1953 (don't quote me on the date, please). Coming off his second novel, Truman Capote (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) is searching for his next project.
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.
Sep 27, 2005 · In 1959, a newspaper article about the murder of the Clutter family in the tiny town of Holcomb, Kan., caught the eye of the novelist Truman Capote. He spent most of the next half-dozen years ...
Capote received acclaim from critics, with Hoffman's performance the subject of particular praise. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 89% of critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 8.20/10 based on 197 reviews.
Sep 30, 2005 · One of the most beautifully stark, yet provocative and powerful films of 2005 has to be Capote. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, who gives his finest screen performance to date, literally becomes Truman Capote through effete mannerism, nasaly voice & self-absorbed tone.
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand. Hoffman goes beyond mimic to inhabit the contradictory soul under the fey, mannered skin of the social creature who is...
Sep 30, 2005 · Clifton Collins Jr. and Mark Pelligrino, as killers Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, play a cat-and-mouse game with Capote, always realizing deep down that it's the story, not their lives, that...
A compelling film that rises above traditional biopics by focusing on a specific period in its central character's life. Phillip Seymour Hoffman is picking up swags of awards for his role in ...
