The Capote Tapes
Year: 2019
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
Language:
English
Run Time:
95 minutes
Arguably one of the most infamous and recognizable writers of the 20th century, American author, Truman Capote, presents a controversial legacy that is deepened and enriched in this unfiltered documentary snapshot. The film offers one of the most in-depth looks yet at this glamorous and complex celebrity figure by uncovering startling, never-before-heard interviews with Capote’s closest friends and enemies conducted after his death. THE CAPOTE TAPES paints a hypnotic, highly engaging, and often quite uproarious collage of the famed writer with stories coming from a gallery of New York mid-century high society icons and legends. The film traces his difficult childhood upbringing in the Deep South, through his massive literary successes, such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood. Finally, we look into his later years when he is plagued by alcoholism and settles into his role as a camp fixture on late-night talk shows, never to finish another novel again. THE CAPOTE TAPES is ultimately a sobering examination of one gay man’s voracious hunger for acceptance, praise, and love—long before the world was ready for him. — R.J.T.
CIFF44 Screenings
Thursday, April 02, 2020 at 6:25 PM
Saturday, April 04, 2020 at 11:20 AM
Accessibility (?)
Closed Captions: No
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: No
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Competition
Nesnadny + Schwartz Portrait Documentary Competition
Director
Ebs Burnough
Producers
Ebs Burnough, Lawrence Elman, Holly Whiston, Zara Akester
Cinematography
Antonio Rossi
Editing
Allen Charlton, David Charap
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