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PS Hoffman in Capote

Posted by tunenut (A) on October 9, 2005 at 16:08:16

I don't care much about awards, but it is a certainty that he will be nominated for an Academy Award. And although there are many performances yet to come this year, I can't imagine any will surpass this one.

In regard to whether he captures the "real" Truman Capote, I couldn't say. I'm sure the strange voice and the mannerisms are based upon thorough study.

However, I don't think exactly copying an historical figure is the point here. Hoffman creates a fictional character based upon the real Truman Capote, and the character he creates is simply riveting. There are so many levels to this person, levels that are communicated in facial movements, expressions, slight motions of the body. The key element of this movie is the relationship between Capote and murderer Perry Smith. This relationship is full of ambiguity, it may be based on Capote's sympathy for another outsider, it may be based on physical attraction, it may be based on his knowledge that a great book is possible using Perry's story. All these possibilities and more are subtly suggested.

An absolutely absorbing character study.

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