Capote
(2006)

Fiction

DVD

Call Numbers:
DVD/DRAMA/CAPOTE

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Movies DVD/DRAMA/CAPOTE Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]
DESCRIPTION

1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
1404998101 12648, 043396126480
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Based on the book by Gerald Clarke

In 1959, Truman Capote was a popular writer for The New Yorker. He learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Halcomb, Kansas. Inspired by the story, Capote and his partner, Harper Lee, travel to the town to do 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." He arranges extensive interviews with the prisoners, especially with Perry Smith. However, his feelings of compassion for Perry 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

Director of photography, Adam Kimmel ; editor, Christopher Tellefsen ; music, Mychael Danna ; costume designer, Kasia Walicka-Maimone ; production designer, Jess Gonchor

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins, Jr., Bruce Greenwood, Bob Balaban, Mark Pellegrino, Chris Cooper

MPAA rating: R; for some violent images and brief strong language

DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround

English or dubbed French dialogue; English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Bahasa subtitles; closed-captioned

Golden Globes, USA, 2006: Golden Globe - Best performance by an actor in a motion picture - drama (Philip Seymour Hoffman)

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