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  1. Capote is a 2005 American biographical drama film about American novelist Truman Capote directed by Bennett Miller, and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman in the title role. The film primarily follows the events during the writing of Capote's 1965 nonfiction book In Cold Blood. The film was based on Gerald Clarke 's 1988 biography Capote.

  2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0379725Capote (2005) - IMDb

    Feb 3, 2006 · Capote: Directed by Bennett Miller. With Allie Mickelson, Kelci Stephenson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Craig Archibald. In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case.

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    • Biography, Crime, Drama
    • Bennett Miller
    • 2006-02-03
  3. Oct 20, 2005 · Directed by. Bennett Miller. On Nov. 16, 1959, Truman Capote noticed a news item about four members of a Kansas farm family who were shotgunned to death. He telephoned William Shawn, editor of The New Yorker, wondering if Shawn would be interested in an article about the murders. Later in his life, Capote said that if he had known what would ...

  4. Miller's film meticulously recreates that first visit to Holcomb and the six long years that followed. Capote gradually got to know the killers', especially the quieter, more sensitive of the two ...

  5. Oct 10, 2022 · Some films executed the adaptation from the headlines to film better than others. Capote is one that did it with tremendous aplomb. ... Life as a punk rock star isn't easy. 2.

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  6. Sep 27, 2005 · A O Scott reviews movie Capote, directed by Bennett Miller and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener, part of New York Film Festival; photo (M)

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  8. Likewise, the production design captures the 50's and 60's time periods beautifully and, in particular, the deterioration of Capote over the years. "Capote" blossoms as a film of tremendous intelligence and insight. For a film that has as its key components a murder, the death penalty and a man's psychological deterioration it is remarkably ...