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| Sigourney Weaver | ... | ||
| Toby Jones | ... | ||
| Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | ||
| Sandra Bullock | ... | ||
| Isabella Rossellini | ... | ||
| Peter Bogdanovich | ... | ||
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Rey Arteaga | ... |
El Morocco Band
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| Jeff Daniels | ... | ||
| Daniel Craig | ... | ||
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Justin Sherburn | ... |
El Morocco Band
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Andrew Halbreich | ... |
El Morocco Band
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| Juliet Stevenson | ... | ||
| Michael Panes | ... | ||
| Hope Davis | ... | ||
| Frank G. Curcio | ... |
William Shawn
(as Frank Curcio)
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On November 16, 1959, Truman Capote reads about the murder of a Kansas family. There are no suspects. With Harper Lee, he visits the town: he wants to write about their response. First he must get locals to talk, then, after arrests, he must gain access to the prisoners. One talks constantly; the other, Perry Smith, says little. Capote is implacable, wanting the story, believing this book will establish a new form of reportage: he must figure out what Perry wants. Their relationship becomes something more than writer and character: Perry killed in cold blood, the state will execute him in cold blood; does Capote get his story through cold calculation, or is there a price for him to pay? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
I just saw this movie at the Venice Film Festival. I pretty liked it. It's not a masterpiece and sometimes it's hard to not compare with the other "Capote" movie. This one, anyhow, is funnier than the other one and some director's choices are interesting. The cast is terrific (from Toby Jones to a surprising Sandra Bullock, to the enjoyable female supportings to Lee Pace and Daniel Craig) and the technical credits are more than stellar. The screenplay sometimes is a little clichéd but nothing disturbing. The 5-minute cheeres at the end of the screening (with Bullock, Jones, McGrath, Toniolo among others in attendance) proves I was not the only one who liked it.