Capote’s early years were marked by his insouciant wit and effervescence, his outrageous self-assertion, and the beguiling, almost sunny pleasure he took in conquering the world Elfin British actor Toby Jones effortlessly embodies the eccentric, hilarious and cunning Capote, who consorted with his “Swans,” the glamorous ladies who ruled the upper strata of New York society (Sigourney Weaver, Hope Davis, Isabella Rossellini and Juliet Stevenson). The film is stuffed with his droll one-liners.
The tone of Infamous changes gradually as it follows the dangerous quest for artistic greatness chosen by Capote, accompanied by lifelong friend and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Nelle Harper Lee (a terrific Sandra Bullock), as he travels to Kansas to investigate the brutal murder of the Clutter family. Infamous is a compelling study of the complex and tortured relationship that resulted between Capote and convicted murderer Perry Smith (Daniel “James Bond” Craig).