Capote
(DVD)

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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006].
Language
English
UPC
043396126480

Notes

General Note
Based on the book by Gerald Clarke.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Adam Kimmel ; editor, Christopher Tellefsen ; music, Mychael Danna ; costume designer, Kasia Walicka-Maimone ; production designer, Jess Gonchor.
Participants/Performers
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins, Jr., Bruce Greenwood, Bob Balaban, Mark Pellegrino, Chris Cooper.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language
English or dubbed French dialogue; English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Bahasa subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA, 2006: Golden Globe - Best performance by an actor in a motion picture - drama (Philip Seymour Hoffman).

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