MOVIE REVIEW | Infamous (2006)
Last night I watched the movie “Infamous,” about Truman Capote and the writing of his book “In Cold Blood.” He had many interesting, mostly female, friends including Harper Lee, the author of “To Kill A Mockingbird.” Although it didn’t have the glitz and glam of the “Capote,” it gives the viewer a much better sense of who Capote was. When you see Capote falling in love with one of the killers, you understand why. I enjoyed this movie immensely.
Originally posted on Bored and Dangerous:
In 2005, Bennett Miller made Capote, the story of Truman Capote investigating the killing of a Kansan family that lead to his genre defining book, In Cold Blood. Miller’s movie scored Oscar nominations for Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress, plus an Oscar win for Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Best Actor in the title role. So it’s understandable that a little of the wind was taken from the sails of Infamous, a movie that came out only one year later, telling the exact same story.
With Toby Jones in the flaming main role this time, Infamous opens with Capote as the darling of New York. He’s had success with novels, plays and even movies, but his biggest success seems to be as a socialite. After hearing about the senseless murder of the Clutter family, he decides to travel to their small Kansas…
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