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Article: More human than Truman: infamous reassembles the gay love story between the lines of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood.
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- October 24, 2006
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There's something both familiar and unsettling about the first word that comes out of actor Toby Jones's mouth as Truman Capote in the new film Infamous. He's at a swank New York City nightclub with one of his society-lady "swans," Babe Paley (played by Sigourney Weaver). The two are doing the meet-and-greet, making their way to their prime table, and just as they sit down Capote waves his hand, looks almost directly at the camera, and squeaks, "Hi."
It's the Capote voice and manner we all know. But with this one word, Jones hints that somewhere below the seamless performance that was Truman Capote in real life lies a sensitivity we're not used to seeing. It's a ...