En 1959, Truman Capote descubre el asesinato de una familia de Kansas y decide escribir un libro sobre ello. Investigando para In Cold Blood, Capote forma una relación con uno de los asesino... Leer todoEn 1959, Truman Capote descubre el asesinato de una familia de Kansas y decide escribir un libro sobre ello. Investigando para In Cold Blood, Capote forma una relación con uno de los asesinos, Perry Smith, en el corredor de la muerte.En 1959, Truman Capote descubre el asesinato de una familia de Kansas y decide escribir un libro sobre ello. Investigando para In Cold Blood, Capote forma una relación con uno de los asesinos, Perry Smith, en el corredor de la muerte.
- Dirección
- Guión
- Reparto principal
- Ganó 1 premio Óscar
- 59 premios y 89 nominaciones en total
- Williams
- (as Michael J. Berg)
- Harold Nye
- (as Robert McLaughlin)
Reseñas destacadas
Fortunately, Hoffman's performance is only the jewel in a gilded crown of fine writing, excellent direction, and solid supporting performances. "Capote" will send viewers back to their bookshelves to re-read the book and to their video libraries to re-view the 1967 film. Considering the time that Capote spent with the two convicted murderers, questions arise as to why the Richard Brooks film did not have Truman Capote as a character, but rather presented a bland, nameless investigative writer, who wanders through the proceedings without much purpose. The film is so good and so intriguing that questions such as that, and what happened to the writer that Capote lived with? and did Harper Lee write anything beyond "To Kill a Mockingbird?" and did Capote's presence at the execution lead to his alcoholism, his lack of further writing, and eventually his death, and other questions will send viewers to Google as soon as they get home. "Capote" is an outstanding film and possibly the first of the year to be assured of a place on the "10 Best" lists for 2005.
Hoffman has already won a number of awards for his performance. I have no qualms about this - he's a great actor and this is a challenging and powerful role played to the hilt. However, I also want to point out the tremendous supporting cast. Catherine Keener and Clifton Collins are both deserving of recognition for their intense portrayals of Harper Lee and Perry Smith.
If you're a fan of Capote, or a fan of In Cold Blood, you will enjoy this, though it isn't really going to show you anything that you were not aware of. If you are the sort who goes to movies you're not necessarily that interested in just because a great performance is involved (like me in this case), you will likely enjoy Capote.
Hoffman mimics Capote's posture, voice, facial expressions, and overall mannerisms quite well. It's a great impersonation. But, towards the film's end when Capote has to say goodbye for the last time, Hoffman's portrayal of Capote's grief and helplessness goes well beyond parody. It's an example of genuine acting ability.
Other performances are also good, especially Chris Cooper as Prosecutor Alvin Dewey, and Catherine Keener as Capote's friend, Nelle Harper Lee. In addition to the fine acting, the story itself is gripping, because it is a true story. It's been told before, most convincingly in 1967's "In Cold Blood", from the POV of the killers. That film was photographed in B&W. "Capote", by contrast, is in color. But the colors are all muted, reassuringly so, in view of the subject matter. The tone of "Capote" is solemn and earnest, almost funereal. The pace is slow and deliberate. Music is restrained.
Viewers with little or no interest in the central character may find the first half of the film slow going. It plods along without a lot of tension or suspense. But as the writer bonds with the convicted killer, tension picks up, and then further builds en route to a profound destiny.
My only critique, beyond a slow beginning, pertains to the minimal attention given to era atmosphere. Given that the story takes place in the late 1950s and early to mid-1960s, I would have preferred more cinematic cues of that time period, especially with regard to music, decor, and cultural themes which are curiously absent, aside from obvious props like cars and telephones.
The Clutter killings were, and still are, unsettling and haunting, even after all these years. "Capote" is a high quality film that describes Truman Capote's research into the case, especially as regards the mindset and motivations of the killers, and further examines the effects that Capote's investigation had on him, both as a writer and as a human being with feelings. Though the story is good, Hoffman's wonderful performance is the real reason to see this film.
The cinematography by Adam Kimmel is suitably gray and moody, with many evocative views of the flat Kansas plains, but most of the screen time is spent with the camera focused on Hoffmann - all of it time well spent.
While I haven't read the biography by Gerald Clarke on which it's based, the script seems to hit enough salient details to evoke Capote's frame of mind, without inundating the audience with more than would fit in a feature-length film. I suppose one of my only complaints about the film would be that at times the conversations take on a sheen of Hollywood, saying things for dramatic impact that perhaps might not have been said in real life. But then again, I never met Capote, so who knows for sure.
All in all, this was a deeply engrossing film, and one I would highly recommend, especially if you're a fan of Truman Capote.
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- CuriosidadesWhen In Cold Blood was published, Capote didn't give Nelle Harper Lee any credit. He merely dedicated the book to her and to his longtime partner, Jack Dunphy. Lee was hurt by this slight, given the time, effort, and work she put into the book.
- PifiasAlthough depicted several times typing furiously on a typewriter, Truman Capote was famous for writing everything in longhand. He never typed any of his novels or short stories.
- Citas
Truman Capote: It's as if Perry and I grew up in the same house. And one day he stood up and went out the back door, while I went out the front.
- Versiones alternativasThere are two versions of the film. The runtimes are: "1h 54m (114 min) and 1h 50m (110 min). The shorter version premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, while the longer one is the theatrical release.
- Banda sonoraHot Cha Cha
Written by Bebo Valdés (as Ramon E. Valdes)
Performed by Bebo Valdés (as Bebo Valdes)
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Detalles
- Fecha de lanzamiento
- Países de origen
- Sitio oficial
- Idioma
- Títulos en diferentes países
- Capote
- Localizaciones del rodaje
- Stony Mountain Penitentiary, Rockwood, Manitoba, Canadá(prison exteriors)
- Empresas productoras
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Taquilla
- Presupuesto
- 7.000.000 US$ (estimación)
- Recaudación en Estados Unidos y Canadá
- 28.750.530 US$
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- 324.857 US$
- 2 oct 2005
- Recaudación en todo el mundo
- 49.327.405 US$
- Duración1 hora 54 minutos
- Color
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 2.35 : 1