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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0085391137382
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 13, 2007
Running Time: 118 minutes
Sales Rank: 8277
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 2006
Editorial Review:
Description:
'Certainly as good [as Capote] and a lot more fun. Toby Jones is so physically right, you'll think Capote is playing himself.' - Jack Mathews, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS 1959 Manhattan was a party, and none of the glitterati glittered brighter than Truman Capote. Then he saw a story in The New York Times: 'Wealthy Farmer, 3 of Family Slain,' and the party ended for Capote. He plunged into the murder case that inspired his great 'nonfiction novel' In Cold Blood and led him into a fevered relationship with one of the two doomed killers. But there's more to the story than you know. Toby Jones (as Capote) leads Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig, Sigourney Weaver and many more stars in a witty, moving and astonishing tale of obsession. What happened to the extraordinary literary talent that burned within Truman Capote? The answer may be found in a story at once famous and Infamous.
Amazon.com:
Infamous is inevitably compared to Capote, since it also chronicles author Truman Capote's spiral into chaos while composing his masterpiece, In Cold Blood, a breakthrough non-fictional tale told as fiction. It's a shame that Capote's critical acclaim eclipsed this film's, as Toby Jones is perfectly convincing as Capote, with his small stature and eccentric manner. Infamous mimics the novel's fictionalized non-fiction, opening on 'interviews' with Capote's New York friends like Diana Vreeland (Juliet Stevenson) and Babe Paley (Sigourney Weaver). The film, set in 1959, begins with Capote's discovery of the farm family murder story and his trek out to Kansas with confidant, Nelle Harper Lee (Sandra Bullock). Stressing Capote's relationships with Lee, the film justifies Capote's marginal behavior by Lee's speaking about Capote's childhood neglect, which she also wrote into To Kill A Mockingbird. Capote's own description of his rough childhood then serves as a barrier breaker between himself and Perry Smith (Daniel Craig), the half of the Perry Smith-Dick Hickock killing team who is at first unwilling to talk. Infamous makes much of the sexual tension between Capote and Smith, implying that Capote persevered through his project for Smith's love. Based on George Plimpton's oral biography, Infamous deserves a stellar place in Capote-lore, as there is ample room for both competing films. --Trinie Dalton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - And the winner is...
I'll just add my voice to those who found this a superior film to the earlier 'Capote.' It is more robust, well-rounded, and more interesting than the latter. This film is truly a 'film' and does not pretend to 'document' the story of Capote and the writing of the famous book. There is more opportunity to see the range of dynamics at work intrapsychically as Capote displays contradictory and complex feelings toward his subject. It is also aesethetically more original--one can see the artist/writer/director ... Read More
Rating:  - THE BEST OF THE "CAPOTE TWINS"
Of "The Two Mr. Capotes" (the other being the more commercially popular "Capote", released at the same time last year), this is definitely the best one. While Phillip Seymour Hoffman's portrayal may have been Oscar-worthy, Toby Jones really brings the pain here - the mincing walk, overdone eye gestures, and chalkboard-grating high voice are dead on. Plus, you get the feel of his relationship with what were then "true socialites", Babe Paley (Sigourney Weaver), Slim Keith (Hope Davis) and Marella Agnelli (Isabella ... Read More
Rating: - More Complelling Than "Capote"
Comparions to Hoffman's Capote are inevitable given the proximity of the two releases as well as the fact the two films deal with exactly the same subject. "Capote" painted broader strokes while "Infamous" was somewhat more specific. Lastly, Toby Jones was simply overshadowed by the more popular, Phillip Seymour Hoffman,
I vividly remember Truman Capote on the TV talk-show circuit and Toby captured the same deliberately profound annoyance that Capote seemed to wallow in. I read "In Cold Blood" in high ... Read More
Rating:  - Not as Good as the 'Other' Movie
I give it three stars for two main reasons: (1) Toby Jones' acting was almost a caricature of Capote and was often laughable, intentionally so, I felt; and, (2) "Capote" was a much more sensitive and nuanced film. But, even with three stars, I found this film to be compelling nevertheless. It was interesting making the comparisons between the two films, and how they each differed slightly. They were both good films, but I would give "Capote" five stars, compared to three for this one.
Rating: - Very good film, fascinating comparison
Same characters, same subject matter, made simultaneously, resulting in two totally dissimilar, yet equally interesting films. The two films more than complement each other. They're a perfect matched set.
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