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Infamous (DVD, 2007)

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1959 Manhattan was a party, and none of the glitterati glittered brighter than Truman Capote (Toby Jones). But there's more to the story than you know. What happened to the extraordinary literary talent that burned within Truman Capote?.

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Following Bennett MillerÆs Oscar-winning CAPOTE, Truman Capote provides the subject of yet another Hollywood biopic. INFAMOUS charts the authorÆs turbulent writing process and the traumatic events that inspired his most celebrated novel IN COLD BLOOD.

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EAN7321902137384

eBay Product ID (ePID)59540946

Product Key Features

ActorIsabella Rossellini, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels, Toby Jones, Hope Davis, Sigourney Weaver, Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig

Film/TV TitleInfamous

DirectorDouglas Mcgrath

Release Year2007

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

FeaturesCommentary by Writer/Director Douglas Mcgrath\Theatrical Trailer, With Subtitles

GenreDrama

Subtitle LanguageEnglish\Italian

Run Time118 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Number of Discs1

ComposerRachel Portman

Additional InformationHollywood studios are notorious for liberally borrowing ideas from each other, with the resulting clutch of similarly-themed films often bewildering the public as they try to decide which movie to go and see. In 2005 Bennett Miller directed CAPOTE, an Oscar-winning dramatization of Truman Capote's traumatic experiences writing the celebrated novel IN COLD BLOOD. In 2006 Douglas McGrath (COMPANY MAN) directed INFAMOUS, a movie that follows exactly the same premise. Although it's difficult to see why such a story would need to be immortalized in celluloid for a second time, McGrath does throw in a few tricks to help separate the two films. Talking head interviews with some of Capote's contemporaries, such as Gore Vidal and Babe Paley, are used, and the movie has a lighter--almost comedic at times--feel to it than Miller's movie. The basic premise of INFAMOUS is exactly the same as that of CAPOTE, so we witness Toby Jones's Capote travelling from New York to Kansas, settling into the town, interviewing the murderers, and developing an obsession with one of them--Perry Smith (Daniel Craig). Despite the similarities, salvation can be found in the performance of Jones, who lights up the screen with a performance that closely rivals Philip Seymour Hoffman's turn as the infamous author. Other notable appearances come from Sandra Bullock, who just about manages to nail Harper Lee; Sigourney Weaver and Isabella Rossellini, who both camp up their roles as socialites; Jeff Daniels as the detective who befriends Capote; and Gwyneth Paltrow, who makes a brief appearance as the singer Peggy Lee.

ReviewsThe Sunday Times - This is the funny side of Capote that we havenÆt seen, and he is brilliantly portrayed by Toby Jones, Rolling Stone - The film's most pleasing surprise is the beautifully nuanced portrait of Capote's confidante, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD author Harper Lee, by Sandra Bullock, Entertainment Weekly - INFAMOUS is, in fact, prettier than CAPOTE, with every visual detail more voluptuous than in last year's sparer version. Jones himself is more voluptuous in his mannerisms than Hoffman, too..., Empire - A soulful and searching portrayal of the writer, carried with immense charm and vivacity by its leading man

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleInfamous

Director of PhotographyBruno Delbonnel

WriterGeorge Plimpton

Consumer AdviceContains strong language and sex references