film Infamous (2006)
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Infamous (2006) is a biographical drama film that portrays writer Truman Capote’s research and emotional entanglement while writing his true-crime book "In Cold Blood."
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| instanceOf |
biographical drama film
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film → |
| about |
creation of the book In Cold Blood
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moral ambiguity in using real-life tragedy for art → |
| basedOn |
Truman Capote
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events surrounding the writing of In Cold Blood → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| depictsWork |
In Cold Blood
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| director |
Douglas McGrath
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| focusesOn |
Capote’s process of researching In Cold Blood
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Capote’s relationship with Perry Smith → |
| genre |
biographical film
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drama film → |
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capital punishment
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celebrity and fame → literary biography → true crime → |
| hasTheme |
emotional involvement with criminal subjects
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ethics of journalism → true crime writing → |
| hasTone |
dramatic
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introspective → |
| language |
English
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| mainCharacter |
Truman Capote
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| medium |
feature film
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| narrativeFocus |
psychological impact of crime research on the author
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| portrays |
Capote’s interactions with murderers Perry Smith and Richard Hickock
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Capote’s social persona versus private self → Capote’s struggle between empathy and exploitation → New York literary and social circles of Truman Capote → Truman Capote’s emotional entanglement with his subjects → Truman Capote’s research for In Cold Blood → the Clutter family murders context → |
| productionType |
theatrical film
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| releaseYear |
2006
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| runtimeApprox |
110 minutes
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| settingPeriod |
1950s
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1960s → |
| settingPlace |
Kansas
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New York City → |
| subject |
Truman Capote
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| title |
Infamous
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| workType |
narrative feature
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| writer |
Douglas McGrath
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Truman Capote
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