Cold blood - In the footsteps of Truman Capote
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Cold blood - In the footsteps of Truman Capote |
| Original title | Infamous |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Douglas McGrath |
| script | Douglas McGrath |
| production |
Jocelyn Hayes , Christine Vachon , Anne Walker-McBay |
| music | Rachel Portman |
| camera | Bruno Delbonnel |
| cut | Camilla Toniolo |
| occupation | |
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In the footsteps of Truman Capote - Cold Blood (Infamous) is an American film drama by Douglas McGrath from the year 2006 . It deals with the life of the writer Truman Capote and is based on the biography Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career by George Plimpton . The film never made it to cinemas in Germany. It was released direct to DVD on December 21, 2007.
action
Truman Capote travels to Kansas with his girlfriend Harper Lee to do research for his new novel about the cold-blooded murder of the Clutter family. At first, Capote doesn't find anyone who wants to talk to him at all. Only after he talks about his experiences in the New York Society over a meal with Alvin Dewey and his wife does he receive invitation after invitation. Capote slowly gains insight into the incidents surrounding the murder. He even manages to get permission to talk to the main perpetrator Perry Smith and his accomplice Dick Hickock in prison. What was planned as a short detour turns more and more into a long process, in the course of which he even falls out with his girlfriend Harper Lee. More and more, Capote developed a very special relationship with Perry Smith. When Smith learns that the planned novel will be called Cold Blood, he assaults Capote in his cell. After Capote explains to him that, despite the title, the main focus is on the background to this murder, Smith enters into further discussions. In 1965, Smith and Hickock were executed. Truman Capote is present at the execution. Hickock is hanged first, but it takes a long time to die. When Smith is hanged, Capote leaves the place of execution in horror and shakes. His novel In Cold Blood becomes a bestseller, but after its publication Capote burned out. Capote receives a box containing Smith's possessions. Among other things, there is a guitar and many drawings. Between some children's drawings, Truman Capote also finds a drawing that shows him.
Reviews
- Paul Fischer praised the style of the pictures on moviehole.net, the portrayal of Sandra Bullock and some supporting actors such as Daniel Craig, Jeff Daniels and Gwyneth Paltrow.
- Kirk Honeycutt compared the film to Capote in the Hollywood Reporter . The English theater actor Toby Jones looks like the real Truman Capote.
background
Filming took place in New York City and Texas in early 2005. Production costs were estimated at 13 million US dollars .
The film's world premiere took place on August 31, 2006 at the Venice International Film Festival . The premiere in the USA took place on September 2, 2006 at the Telluride Film Festival .
So far, the film has been shown at the Lesbian and Gay Film Days in Hamburg .
Awards
- Toby Jones won the London Critics' Circle Film Award for Best British Actor of the Year and the Best Actor Award at the Ibiza International Film Festival .
- Daniel Craig was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the Independent Spirit Awards.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Certificate of Release for Cold Blood - In the footsteps of Truman Capote . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2007 (PDF; test number: 112 095 DVD).
- ↑ moviehole.net ( Memento of the original from October 13, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Hollywood Reporter ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Filming locations for Infamous
- ^ Business Data for Infamous
- ↑ Launch dates for Infamous
Web links
- Cold Blood - In the footsteps of Truman Capote in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Cold blood - on the traces of Capote at rotten tomatoes (English)