The Capote Tapes

The Capote Tapes

6.4

Sep 10 2021

2h 38m

Documentary

Newly discovered interviews with friends of Truman Capote made by Paris Review co-founder George Plimpton invigorate this fascinating documentary on the author (and socialite) behind Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood, while situating Capote in the 20th-century American literary canon.

Truman Capote

Truman Capote

Self (archive footage)

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Kate Harrington

Kate Harrington

Self

Dotson Rader

Dotson Rader

Self

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