Review of Capote (2005) by Stanley Kauffmann for The New Republic — 27 Jun 2014
A slight conceptual nudge and Capote would have focused on (as the closing line tells us) its true subject: an American author's success story. That theme is there, all right, but because it is not centered it is repellent, as the film pretends to be an account of the author's descent into collateral agony.
..With the true theme of fame-hunger fully fashioned, the film would have been a more authentic American epic.
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This review of Capote (2005) was written by Stanley Kauffmann and published by The New Republic on 27 Jun 2014.
Capote has generally received very positive reviews.
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