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Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983)
Comparison of two Farmer Films Difficult
Having already seen the movie, "Frances," I was delighted to run onto this TV version. And for a television version, it really comes through with much more complex characterization. The relationship between Frances and her Mother is much richer and more complicated than in "Frances." In "Frances," the mother seems to be the villain right from the beginning. However, in the television version, the mother is portrayed as human but flawed. Although I enjoyed both films, I would say "Frances" is definitely written in true broad Hollywood style whereas "Will There be a Morning?" captures the subtleties of a very intricate and complex relationship between this particular mother and daughter.
Infamous (2006)
"Infamous" is Commendable
Some reviews of the movie, "Infamous," have read like "Understanding Poetry" by J. Evans Pritchard, Phd in the movie "Dead Poets Society." Although I don't have Robin Williams here to help me rip the pages from a text gauging works of art to which I have an emotional reaction from a erudite point of view, I know that my response to the movie "Infamous" is one of being stunned and overwhelmed by how both the performances and the content rang true to my Gay self.
Having grown up in Kansas in the 1960s close to Holcomb, I was overcome by Toby Jones' portrayal of Truman Capote. As a child, secretly aware of my homosexuality, I heard how the people of Kansas referred to Capote. He was flamboyant, and so people openly called him a queer and even worse. I took those slurs to heart. So, the fact that Truman might have had trouble being accepted initially by the citizens or the district attorney does not surprise me.
Personally, I loved the humor and the way Truman flaunted his homosexuality in a world that despised it in 1959. Due to this movie, I'm seeing myself in a more positive light as a Gay person.
As much as I thought I loved the movie, "Capote," I completely related to the Gayness of Truman Capote in the movie, "Infamous," and the way in which Toby Jones absolutely channels his soul. As Judy Garland said to the corporate sharks of CBS after she had been compared to Lassie for ratings sake, "Do you know how I do my research?" while patting her rear end. "Right here, on my behind. If a performer stops me from getting up out of my chair to go get some popcorn, that's all I need to know."
If you missed seeing "Infamous," you've missed a set of spectacular performances as well as an honest portrayal (in my opinion) of Truman Capote's homosexuality. It is certainly not a "re-hash" of last year's movie as some people have claimed. To me, there were probably inconsistencies in the 2005 version as well as the 2006. But "Infamous" is just more entertaining in my mind. I went six times.
"Capote," to me, was very 21st Centurymeaning situations in life were kind of scrubbed up to make it look the PC way we think it ought to be now, and not really how life can be sometimes or actually was. You know, like the element of "improving history" as was shown in "Thank You for Smoking."
For those who might think my assertions a little unorthodox, I would like to quote from the movie, "Infamous." Truman is relaying to a friend how he had called the district attorney's office in Kansas and asked to speak with the DA. The secretary's response was (due to Capote's high-pitched voice), "I'm sorry. But the district attorney doesn't take calls from strange women." Truman's reply: "Who says I'm strange?"