Film

Capote 2005

Directed by Bennett Miller

  • Crime, Drama
  • 114 min
  • R

In New York City, he was the ultimate insider. But out here, he was on the outside, looking in.

A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".

CrimeDramadreamsbased on novel or bookself-fulfilling prophecyidentityliteraturejournalismliterature researchbiographybased on true storykansas, usamagazineauthor

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Classical in form, earnest, grave and prestige.

  • classical in formformally daring
  • earnestironic
  • gravecomic
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • character-ledplot-driven

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