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Call Number: DVD00095 Copy 1

DVD00095 Copy 2

by Bennett Miller; Caroline Baron; William Vince; Michael Ohoven; Dan Futterman; Philip Seymour Hoffman; Catherine Keener; Clifton Collins, Jr.; Bruce Greenwood; Bob Balaban; Mark Pellegrino; Chris Cooper; Mychael Danna; Gerald Clarke; United Artists Corporation.; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm); A-Line Pictures.; Cooper’s Town Productions.; Infinity Media (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]

Notes: Originally released in 2005 (114 mins.); edition includes two behind the scenes documentaries, a documentary on Truman Capote and commentary; Based on the book by Gerald Clarke; Nominated for five 2006 Academy Awards;

Summary: In 1959, Truman Capote was a popular writer for The New Yorker. He learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Holcomb, Kansas. Inspired by the story, Capote and his partner, Harper Lee, travel to the town to do research for an article. However, as Capote digs deeper into the story, he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work, “In Cold Blood.” He arranges extensive interviews with the convicted killers, especially with Perry Smith. However, his feelings of compassion for Perry conflicts with his need for closure for his book which only an execution can provide. That conflict and the mixed motives for both interviewer and subject make for a troubling experience that would produce an literary account that would redefine modern non-fiction.

OCLC #: 62709417