Sunday afternoon. Warm, bright and sunny. Armed with a nice, hot steaming cup of strawberry tea, I sat in front of my comp and keyed in the words "Truman Capote".
I became fascinated with Truman Capote after watching the movie. It was a good movie, slow but intense. The deep and strong feelings that Capote had for Perry Smith was showed through the many conversations they had in Perry's cell. Many scenes in the movie also showed Capote's extravagant, celebrated, and outrageous lifestyle, the jokes he made at parties, his reading of his book "In Cold Blood and also the book party of his childhood friend Harper Lee who was the author of the book "To Kill a Mocking Bird". The main character of the book was largely based on Capote. It was also rumoured that Capote wrote a large portion of the book.
Throughout the movie, Capote was also seen having long conversations over the phone with Jack Dunphy, a fellow writer whom he shared a non-exclusive relationship in his life. Capote never hide his sexuality. He was thought by many gay/lesbian groups to very brave for his openess.
There were many scenes in the movie which I found to be quite disturbing. The first one being how Perry Smith described the night of the murder of the Clutther family.
I became fascinated with Truman Capote after watching the movie. It was a good movie, slow but intense. The deep and strong feelings that Capote had for Perry Smith was showed through the many conversations they had in Perry's cell. Many scenes in the movie also showed Capote's extravagant, celebrated, and outrageous lifestyle, the jokes he made at parties, his reading of his book "In Cold Blood and also the book party of his childhood friend Harper Lee who was the author of the book "To Kill a Mocking Bird". The main character of the book was largely based on Capote. It was also rumoured that Capote wrote a large portion of the book.
Throughout the movie, Capote was also seen having long conversations over the phone with Jack Dunphy, a fellow writer whom he shared a non-exclusive relationship in his life. Capote never hide his sexuality. He was thought by many gay/lesbian groups to very brave for his openess.
There were many scenes in the movie which I found to be quite disturbing. The first one being how Perry Smith described the night of the murder of the Clutther family.
"I didn't want to harm the man. I thought he was a very nice gentleman. Soft-spoken. I thought so right up to the moment I cut his throat."
- Perry Smith, In Cold Blood.
The movie showed how Perry cut the throat of Mr Clutter. Blood gushing out from his throat, his body twitched on the floor. He then moved on to shoot the other three members of the family. All in the head. It was brutal and horrifying. It was scary how calm Perry was when he described how he killed the entire Clutter family. He appeared to be detached from the brutality of the murder.
Another scene which shocked me was the night of the execution of Perry Smith. Capote went to see Perry for the last time. Capote broke down and cried in that scene, which I thought reflected how attached he had become to Perry over the years. Even though Capote was using Perry for his book, he later became more of a friend to Perry. The movie showed the whole process of the execution, how Perrry stood on the wooden platform of the gallows, his hands and legs chained. His head was covered with a black cloth bag and a thick rope placed around his neck.
Capote never walked out of the shadows of Perry's death.
Like his mother, he turned to heavy drinking and drugs. This eventually led to his death on August 25th, 1984. 
Truman Capote, 1924 to 1984
Click on the following links to read more about Capote:
Truman Capote - Biography
Truman Capote - Biography
Capote - Black and White Tribute
Am i all alone in this universe?
There's no love on these streets.
I've given mine away to a world that didn't want it anyway.
Am i all alone in this universe?
There's no love on these streets.
I've given mine away to a world that didn't want it anyway.
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