Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 10/13/06 (Limited) Home Video 02/13/07 MPAA Rating Rated R for language, violence and some sexuality Running Time 1 hour 58 minutes Genre Drama Director Douglas McGrath Writer Douglas McGrath Cast Sandra Bullock, Toby Jones, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo, Sigourney Weaver, Hope Davis, Jeff Daniels, Daniel Craig, Isabella Rossellini, Alan Cumming, Juliet Stevenson, Lee Pace, John Benjamin Hickey Studio Warner Independent Pictures |
INFAMOUS
SYNOPSIS
What was it about this tiny man that made him big
enough for two movies? Given the riveting
contradictions in Truman Capote’s character, the
rich range of people who made up his circle, and the
comic and dramatic turns that marked the period,
the real wonder is that there were only two scripts.
The gradual but ultimate shift from light to dark,
from comic to tragic, match the shape of Capote’s
life: his early years were marked by his insouciant
wit and effervescence, his outrageous self-
assertion, and the beguiling, almost sunny pleasure
he took in conquering the world. These were
succeeded by the later years of bitterness, a failure
to produce the work he promised, a break with
friends, reckless and ill-chosen love affairs, and a
debilitating taste for drink and pills that only
hastened his decline. It is that shift, from the
triumphant to the tragic, that “Infamous” chronicles.
“Infamous” follows the dangerous quest for artistic
greatness chosen by Truman Capote (Toby Jones),
accompanied by lifelong friend and Pulitzer Prize-
winning novelist Nelle Harper Lee (Sandra Bullock),
as he travels to Kansas to investigate the brutal
murder of the Clutter family. Throughout this six
What was it about this tiny man that made him big
enough for two movies? Given the riveting
contradictions in Truman Capote’s character, the
rich range of people who made up his circle, and the
comic and dramatic turns that marked the period,
the real wonder is that there were only two scripts.
The gradual but ultimate shift from light to dark,
from comic to tragic, match the shape of Capote’s
life: his early years were marked by his insouciant
wit and effervescence, his outrageous self-
assertion, and the beguiling, almost sunny pleasure
he took in conquering the world. These were
succeeded by the later years of bitterness, a failure
to produce the work he promised, a break with
friends, reckless and ill-chosen love affairs, and a
debilitating taste for drink and pills that only
hastened his decline. It is that shift, from the
triumphant to the tragic, that “Infamous” chronicles.
“Infamous” follows the dangerous quest for artistic
greatness chosen by Truman Capote (Toby Jones),
accompanied by lifelong friend and Pulitzer Prize-
winning novelist Nelle Harper Lee (Sandra Bullock),
as he travels to Kansas to investigate the brutal
murder of the Clutter family. Throughout this six
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year journey, the eccentric, hilarious and cunning Truman Capote is definitively revealed: to satisfy his
insatiable ambition, Truman consorted with his “Swans,” the glamorous ladies who ruled the upper strata
of New York society, just as easily as he regaled wide-eyed Kansans with tales of Bogart and Brando.
“Infamous” is a compelling study of the complex and tortured relationship that resulted between Truman
Capote and convicted murderer Perry Smith (Daniel Craig), a bond formed in a prison cell that brought the
destruction of Capote’s career, as well as his soul.
The film is written and directed by Douglas McGrath ("Emma," "Nicholas Nickleby") and stars Toby Jones,
Sandra Bullock and Daniel Craig.
--© Warner Independent Pictures
insatiable ambition, Truman consorted with his “Swans,” the glamorous ladies who ruled the upper strata
of New York society, just as easily as he regaled wide-eyed Kansans with tales of Bogart and Brando.
“Infamous” is a compelling study of the complex and tortured relationship that resulted between Truman
Capote and convicted murderer Perry Smith (Daniel Craig), a bond formed in a prison cell that brought the
destruction of Capote’s career, as well as his soul.
The film is written and directed by Douglas McGrath ("Emma," "Nicholas Nickleby") and stars Toby Jones,
Sandra Bullock and Daniel Craig.
--© Warner Independent Pictures