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Infamous
2006
1959 Manhattan was a party, and none of the glitterati glittered brighter than Truman Capote. Then he saw a story in The New York Times: "Wealthy Farmer, 3 of Family Slain," and the party ended for Capote. He plunged into the murder case that inspired his great "nonfiction novel" In Cold Blood and led him into a fevered .. Read more
| Starring | Jeff Daniels, Daniel Craig, Gwyneth Paltrow, Isabella Rossellini |
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| Director | Douglas McGrath |
| Genres | Drama |
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Its less than fortunate and maybe disastrous for its makers that Infamous is the second film on Truman Capote... read more on Time Out
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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42 out of 48 people found this review helpful
Truman Capote again
‘Infamous’ is about the American author Truman Capote and his obsession with the murder of a farming family in Kansas in 1959 which became the ... more
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16 out of 20 people found this review helpful
Absolutely awful
With an amazing cast like that - I truly expected something different but what a waste of time!! I normally enjoy movies like this...but certainly wouldnt ... more
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
UMMMMMMMMM........
What can i say.......not my cup of tea....but i sat through it.....& even though it was a slow starting film,the story line picked up half way through....... more
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Not totally convinced
A well acted and scripted film, but I wasn't completely convinced by this second in the telling of the events surrounding Capote's 'In Cold Blood&#... more
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42 out of 48 people found this review helpful
Truman Capote again
‘Infamous’ is about the American author Truman Capote and his obsession with the murder of a farming family in Kansas in 1959 which became the ... more
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16 out of 20 people found this review helpful
Absolutely awful
With an amazing cast like that - I truly expected something different but what a waste of time!! I normally enjoy movies like this...but certainly wouldnt ... more
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12 out of 14 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Same wine, new bottle
On its own account, this is a pretty good, impressionistic jog through the critical years of Truman Capote's life, when his immense talent and lambent prose... more
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9 out of 14 people found this review helpful
Yawn!!!
I tried to act interested when my husband went to bed during the first half hour, but eventually, had to wake myself up to turn it off!!!
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5 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Not nearly as good as 'Capote'
I was intrigued to see another version of 'Capote', a gripping and moving version of the same events. Perhaps this film fails simply by comparison. I ... more
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Not totally convinced
A well acted and scripted film, but I wasn't completely convinced by this second in the telling of the events surrounding Capote's 'In Cold Blood&#... more
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Didn't like it
Didn't like Capote either , well acted, well filmed just couldn't warm to it at all .
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
NOT AS ARTY-FARTY AS 'CAPOTE'
I saw Philip Seymour Hoffman's Oscar winning version, and found it rather tedious. I went for this one too, because it has Daniel Craig in it, and I'm ... more
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Its less than fortunate and maybe disastrous for its makers that Infamous is the second film on Truman Capote... read more on Time Out
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