Capote (2005)

Director:

Bennett Miller

Writers (WGA):

Dan Futterman (screenplay)
Gerald Clarke (book)

Release Date:

3 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Crime | Drama

Plot:

Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers.

Plot Keywords:

New York City New York | Writer | Police | One Word Title | Guard

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 43 wins & 42 nominations

Cast

Allie Mickelson	...	Laura Kinney
Kelci Stephenson	...	Nancy Clutter
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Truman Capote
Craig Archibald	...	Christopher
Bronwen Coleman	...	Barbara
Kate Shindle	...	Rose
David Wilson Barnes	...	Grayson
Michael J. Burg	...	Williams (as Michael J. Berg)
Catherine Keener	...	Nelle Harper Lee
Kwesi Ameyaw	...	Porter
Andrew Farago	...	Car Rental Agent
Ken Krotowich	...	Courthouse Guard
Chris Cooper	...	Alvin Dewey
R.D. Reid	...	Roy Church
Rob McLaughlin	...	Harold Nye (as Robert McLaughlin)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violent images and brief strong language.

Runtime:

114 min | Canada:110 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 | Sweden:11 | Hong Kong:IIB | UK:15 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Germany:12 | France:U | Malaysia:U | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Hungary:16 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | USA:R (certificate #41953) | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:15A

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

United Artists

Trivia:

The James Baldwin novel referred to by Truman Capote in the opening party scene as a "problem novel" is "Another Country".

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the movie, Capote's hair is parted on the right side. All photos of Truman Capote show him with his hair parted on the left.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Laura Kinney: Hello? Nancy?

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

My Man is Gone

The Manipulation Of A Master Manipulator

Beautifully told, masterfully performed, harrowing, amusing, cruel, moving. A sensational achievement. I sat there disturbed and transfixed. Witnessing the impossible. Truman Capote with the mask, without the mask. The same man, different men, all men, no man. The creature at work, thinking of work, planning his work, working his work, wheeling an dealing. Living his life, life as work, work as life. An ego bigger than his talent and all talent and no ego. Feeling without feeling. Cunning, innocent, blasphemous, a child, a monumental son of a bitch. Philip Seymour Hoffman surprising us again. Charles Laughton I thought. What a thought! Charles Laughton 2005. That kind of talent that kind of boldness and brains. Everything and everyone in "Capote" seem to be. To be totally. I've never seen a photograph of Harper Lee but I imagine her just like Catherine Keener. The film is a miracle of sorts. I can't wait to see it again.