A niggling anachronism or two.

Rating: 9/10 (11 November 2005)

I enjoyed the film and PS Hoffman's performance was excellent as always, especially here; however, I have a thing about seeing modern modular telephone cords when I'm supposed to believe that the scene is taking place during the heyday of Ma Bell. Kudos to the film maker for getting it right in every telephone scene but one, a close-up of Capote talking on the phone with a modular (plug-in) handset cord clearly visible attached to a more recently-styled handset. Seems to me a simple, inexpensive detail to have gotten right. Also, in the wake of a photo-shoot scene with the two suspects for The New Yorker, we see some proof-sheet images, clearly showing the film type, Agfa APX 400. Maybe Agfa paid a promotional fee (though they are leaving the film business). I wonder if Agfa B&W film labeled as "APX" 400 existed back then, and it seems probable that Agfa film was nowhere nearly as common as Kodak in the US during that era. They wouldn't have gone wrong by using Kodak Tri-X, for authenticity's sake.