- Release date: 2006
- Runtime: 110 min
- Genre: Biography, Drama
- Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Toby Jones, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Rubin ... See all
- Director: Douglas McGrath
- Plot: On November 16, 1959, Truman Capote reads about the murder of a Kansas family. There are no suspects. With Harper Lee, he visits the town: he wants to write about their response. First he must get locals to talk, then, after arrests, he must gain access to the prisoners. One... Read more
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Writer-director Douglas McGrath's new film about Truman Capote and the creation of his most famous book, "In Cold Blood," is full of contradictions and contrasts when compared with its predecessor, the 2005 film "Capote," that covers the same five-year period.... Read more at imdb.com
INFAMOUS outshines Capote
Sep 30, 2006
alex_rhatigan
Sep 30, 2006alex_rhatigan
Infamous is by far the better movie about Truman Capote. I saw this film in Venice where the audience gave it a 15 minute standing ovation. There is a lot that is brilliant about this film. The cast is perfect.... Read more at imdb.com
knocks Capote out of the water
Oct 15, 2006
bellboy152000
Oct 15, 2006bellboy152000
Toby Jones was Truman Capote. In this, passionate and more accurate look at In Cold Blood, we see Capote and his novel, through whole new lenses. Not only is Toby's performance impressive, but so is Sandra Bullock's. Don't be fooled, this... Read more at yahoo.com
A different view
Sep 28, 2006
Bmovie
Sep 28, 2006Bmovie
Infamous has a difficult comparison with the earlier "Capote." Still it is a different view of the same story and characters and is written with more emphasis on the perspectives of those who knew, or thought they knew, Capote. Toby... Read more at imdb.com
I saw Capote and I saw Infamous. Infamous captured my impression of "In Cold Blood" when I read it many, many years ago.
Oct 08, 2006
capital pictures
Oct 08, 2006capital pictures
When I saw "Capote" I was really impressed by the presentation of the story and the quality of the acting. When I saw "Infamous" today, I was caught up with the story in a way I had not been before.... Read more at imdb.com
If Brussel Sprouts could talk
Sep 27, 2006
David Ferguson
Sep 27, 2006David Ferguson
Greetings again from the darkness. What a unique film-going experience. Having the opportunity to see two takes on the same subject matter within a year or so is pretty rare in Hollywood. It happened most recently with "Tombstone" and the... Read more at imdb.com
A Third Powerful Look at the Murder of the Clutter Family
Oct 13, 2006
dglink
Oct 13, 2006dglink
Truman Capote may be unique among recent celebrities to have two excellent films made about his life. Just a year after Phillip Seymour Hoffman's mesmerizing performance in "Capote," Toby Jones does a fine, if more expected, impersonation of the author... Read more at imdb.com
Brilliant
Oct 17, 2006
dracula739
Oct 17, 2006dracula739
Forget Capote! This film blows Bennett Miller's version out of the water. Not to take anything away from the Hoffman performance, but Toby Jones is incredible as the late Truman Capote making me understand his pain and love and guilt... Read more at imdb.com
Evokes serious feelings
Feb 07, 2008
grizgirl24
Feb 07, 2008grizgirl24
Well, if you think this is just another take on Capote, you'd be wrong. The moment this movie opens up with Gwyneth choking up on her song, you are getting a fore-shadowing of things to come. You laugh alot, you care... Read more at yahoo.com
Pretty nice
Sep 01, 2006
JesseXXX
Sep 01, 2006JesseXXX
I just saw this movie at the Venice Film Festival. I pretty liked it. It's not a masterpiece and sometimes it's hard to not compare with the other "Capote" movie. This one, anyhow, is funnier than the other one and... Read more at imdb.com
Critics Reviews
filmcritic.com
It's also, clearly, a great story.
And sadly, the salvation is not to be found in the acting.
Toby Jones plays Truman as a swishy little troll, a preposterous muppet in human form, and he's entertaining as hell in the role.
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Urban Cinefile
Review by Louise Keller: Filled with light and shade, frivolity and despair, Infamous brilliantly conveys the paradox of a most fascinating author.
Douglas McGrath does well in the essentials of the film
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Box Office Mojo
Pulling out the stops, writer/director McGrath uses face-the-camera documentary-style interviews, lavish period costumes and an all-star cast to punch the story up.
This is the most interesting part, with Truman adding a dash of Manhattan to Kansasand, later
... Full Review
The Land of Eric
Far more compelling is the supporting cast, which is impressive in its size and scope.
My best guess is that the incident foreshadows the inner turmoil Truman will face over the course of the film.
... Full Review
| May 17, 2007The Age
But while the narrative template may be strikingly similar to Capote - both films even sport different versions of the same scenes - Infamous follows a course that is sufficiently different in tone and character to allay fears that this is a carbon copy. ... Full Review
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It's got to be difficult for the filmmakers behind Infamous , the new film about Truman Capote and the writing of In Cold Blood . When they started on their film, they had no idea director Bennett Miller was already... ... Full Article
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What was it about this tiny man that made him big enough for two movies? Given the riveting contradictions in Truman Capotes character, the rich range of people who made up his circle, and the comic and dramatic turns that ... Full Article

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