Capote, based on the
book by Gerald Clarke
Capote is one of the best films in recent memory.
The stupendous, dazzling, radiant, ebullient,
outstanding, phenomenal and alas no longer among us…
Philip Seymour Hoffman has won a well-deserved
Oscar for his leading role in this chef d’oeuvre
In Cold Blood, the other book that has surely
offered inspiration to this splendid film is a wonderful achievement
You can find it on The Modern
Library list of 100 Best Nonfiction Books:
In some ways, Capote is the motion picture that
explains how the wonderful book was written.
The famous Truman Capote reads the story of a
vicious homicide that took place in November 1959.
The four members of the Clutter family living
in the countryside in Kansas have been killed In Cold Blood.
Capote travels to Kansas with his assistant,
the later famous Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mocking Bird that is only mentioned
in passing in this movie, portrayed graciously by Catherine Keener.
The famous writer becomes ever more interested
in this gruesome drama, learning the details of the deaf family, solid, honest,
good citizens all.
Capote befriends the investigator, his family
and other people involved in the inquiry or friends of the deceased.
When amiability does not work, as in the case
of a prison warden, the author offers money to get access.
Perry Smith and his partner in crime are caught
near the middle of the film and Truman Capote becomes interested and somewhat
attracted by the killer, which dismays the writer’s partner.
This is a dual relationship, for the killer
provides an important subject for the author, who also has some feelings.
The nature of those emotions is surely complicated;
a mixture of compassion and fascination for the prisoner is probably involved.
Truman Capote talks about In Cold Blood as an
absolute novelty, a new genre that he creates with his book.
In what looks like dialogue inspired by real
life interviews with the novelist, he relates his learning about the story:
It has changed my life…nothing seems to be the same
anymore
I trust that the
reader may have the same extraordinary experience
Truman Capote is in the audience when the
suspects are on trial and he watches with attention.
Perry Smith seems to be absent from the courtroom.
He is drawing while the prosecution, judge,
lawyer discuss the substance of the otherwise clear-cut case.
Capote is wondering how the accused got his
papers to draw on and remarks on his absent mindedness.
The writer will hire a lawyer and his partner
talks about the solicitor Truman has hired for himself.
Truman Capote talks about this with Harper Lee,
who is funny when she states that she might be a friend of the author just
because of his partner.
Capote was gay.
Perhaps the most astonishing, terrifying aspect
in the murder of four innocent people, two of them teenagers, is the
absurdness, gratuity and extreme violence, which did not result in any gain.
The manner in which the murders were caught
goes back to the stupid misunderstanding that caused the multiple homicide,
with one criminal overhearing a cell mate talk about Clutter and having the
misconception that there are a lot of money to get in a robbery.
In the end, the brutes only took a few dollars
after they killed the father, mother, son and young daughter.
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