Capote, United Artists and Sony Pictures Classics
Type
Label
Capote, United Artists and Sony Pictures Classics
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for some violent images and brief strong language
Main title
Capote
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
62709417
Responsibility statement
United Artists and Sony Pictures Classics
Runtime
114
Summary
In 1959, Truman Capote was a popular writer for The New Yorker. He learns about the horrific murder of a family of four in Halcomb, Kansas. 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
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Content
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