Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (DVD)

Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland

Release Year: 2020

Running Time: 81

UPC: 7 38329 25525 1

Optional English Subtitles: Yes

Color Type: Color

Country: U.S.

Language: English

Genres: Documentary, LGBTQ, LGBT

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Cast

Truman Capote
Tennessee Williams
Jim Parsons
Zachary Quinto
David Frost
Dick Cavett

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Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland

The brilliant work, personal struggles, and cultural impact of iconic American writers Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams explodes onto the screen in this innovative dual-portrait documentary. Filmmaker Lisa Immordino Vreeland masterfully collages a wealth of archival material, including dishy talk show appearances with Dick Cavett and David Frost, with clips from some of the duo’s most memorable movie adaptations: A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Menagerie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and In Cold Blood. Featuring vibrant voiceover work by award-winning actors Jim Parsons (Capote) and Zachary Quinto (Williams), the film is dripping with wit and wisdom. It is a celebration of both men's fearless candor and often tumultuous friendship that honors how their identity as gay Southerners informed their timeless artistic achievements and relationships with family, colleagues, confidants, and – most significantly – each other.

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“An immersive portrait of literary icons, friends, and rivals… a creative way into the ubiquitous figures.”

Jude Dry, Indiewire

“A fascinating account of a loving but troubled relationship… succeeds beautifully in providing a revealing look at their troubled psyches.”

Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter

“Takes their great talents as a given and happily refuses to sensationalize their struggles… the film succeeds in bringing these remarkable figures a bit closer to us.”

Todd McCarthy, Deadline

“A truly captivating and cleverly contrasting examination of two of the most significant writers of the last century.”

Frank J. Avella, Edge Media

“The greatest service… is the attention it grants to the written words of Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.”

Sarah Boslaugh, The Arts STL

“A visually appealing mosaic of iconic photographs, television interviews, magazine articles, clippings and comments that combine to fully immerse us in the lives and loves of both men.”

Allan Hunter, Screen International

Official Selection: Telluride Film Festival
Official Selection: Hamptons International Film Festival
Official Selection: NewFest: The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Winner: Audience Award – OUTshine Film Festival (Miami)
Winner: Best LGBTQ Film – Key West Film Festival

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Tennessee Williams, courtesy of Getty Images

Truman Capote with his dog, courtesy of Getty Images

Tennessee Williams at his desk, courtesy of Harry Ransom Center / The University of Texas at Austin

Tennessee Williams, Hulton Archive, courtesy of Getty Images

Truman Capote and Dolls, Corbis Historical, courtesy of Getty Images

Tennessee Williams with one of his bulldogs, courtesy of Harry Ransom Center / The University of Texas at Austin

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