The Capote Tapes

September. 10,2021      
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Newly discovered interviews with friends of Truman Capote made by Paris Review co-founder George Plimpton invigorate this fascinating documentary on the author (and socialite) behind Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood, while situating Capote in the 20th-century American literary canon.

Truman Capote as  Self (archive footage)
George Plimpton as  Self (voice) (archive footage)
Lauren Bacall as  Self (voice) (archive footage)
Norman Mailer as  Self (voice) (archive footage)
Colm Tóibín as  Self
George Axelrod as  Self (voice) (archive footage)

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Reviews

XoWizIama
2021/09/10

Excellent adaptation.

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CommentsXp
2021/09/11

Best movie ever!

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Curapedi
2021/09/12

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

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Hayden Kane
2021/09/13

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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