The Capote Tapes

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The Capote Tapes

2021,

1h 38m,

Documentary

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Answered Prayers was meant to be Truman Capote's greatest masterpiece, an epic portrait of New York's glittering jet-set society. Instead, it sparked the downfall of the iconic author of Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood. Through never-before-heard audio archives and interviews with Capote's famous friends and infamous enemies, The Capote Tapes reveals the rise and fall of one of America's most influential writers and public figures.

Critics Consensus

Although its rather workmanlike approach may be an awkward fit, The Capote Tapes offers a consistently engaging primer for its sublime subject.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

Sep 23, 2024

3/5

The Capote Tapes is well-constructed and starry.

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Alessa Dominguez

BuzzFeed News

Dec 17, 2021

Through the director's sensitive rendering, Tapes gets at the weight Capote felt in existing in an era where he had to play a court jester and adds insight into his life, defiant final act, and downfall.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Sep 10, 2021

It's entertaining... but I don't know that it's all that revelatory.

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David Reddish

Queerty

Mar 13, 2022

3/4

The mystery of Capotes final novel leads to even greater enigmas about the man himself in this intriguing and entertaining film.

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Joey Moser

Awards Daily

Nov 9, 2021

Burnough paces his doc so well that it feels like you are hearing a great story at a crowded cocktail party.

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Eleanor Ringel Cater

Saporta Report (Atlanta)

Nov 4, 2021

Intentionally or not, the film is also very much a meditation on the sheer unlikeliness of Capote's celebrity.

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Synopsis

Answered Prayers was meant to be Truman Capote's greatest masterpiece, an epic portrait of New York's glittering jet-set society. Instead, it sparked the downfall of the iconic author of Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood. Through never-before-heard audio archives and interviews with Capote's famous friends and infamous enemies, The Capote Tapes reveals the rise and fall of one of America's most influential writers and public figures.

Director: Ebs Burnough
Producer: Zara Akester, Ebs Burnough, Lawrence Elman, Holly Whiston
Screenwriter: Ebs Burnough, Holly Whiston
Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co: Hatch House Media, Mville Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 26, 2021
Runtime: 1h 38m

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