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Capote

By Dan Futterman from the book by Gerald Clarke - Film

FilmScreen

Roles

  • Perry Smith - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Male

About this piece

Perry Smith tells Capote what happened the night he committed murder

Summary

The movie is set in 1959. Truman Capote, a successful writer for the New Yorker, decides to write an article about a murder that took place in a small town in Kansas. He arranges interviews with the criminals who committed the crime, who are now in prison. One of them is Perry Smith who in this monologue recounts the events that took place the night of the murder.

Tone

DescriptiveReminiscing life story/Telling a story

Use cases

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