TY - ADVS AU - Miller,Bennett AU - Baron,Caroline AU - Futterman,Dan AU - Hoffman,Philip Seymour AU - Keener,Catherine AU - Collins,Clifton AU - Greenwood,Bruce AU - Balaban,Bob AU - Pellegrino,Mark AU - Cooper,Chris AU - Danna,Mychael AU - Walicka-Maimone,Kasia AU - Tellefsen,Christopher AU - Gonchor,Jess AU - Kimmel,Adam AU - Clarke,Gerald ED - United Artists Corporation. TI - Capote. PY - 2006/// CY - London PB - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment KW - Capote, Truman, KW - Smith, Perry Edward, KW - Feature Film KW - Drama KW - Authors, American KW - 20th century KW - Murderers KW - Interviews KW - Feature films N1 - Based on the book by Gerald Clarke; Originally released as a film in 2005; Special features include: Commentaries with Philip Seymour Hoffman, director Bennett Miller and cinematographer Adam Kimmel; documentary about Truman Capote; "Making Capote" featurettes parts 1 & 2; Credits: Music by Mychael Danna ; costume designer, Kasia Walicka-Maimone ; edited by Christopher Tellefsen ; production designer, Jess Gonchor ; director of photography, Adam Kimmel; Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins, Jr., Bruce Greenwood, Bob Balaban, Mark Pellegrino, Chris Cooper N2 - 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 Halcomb, 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 prisoners, 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 ER -