Overview

• Arte's programming tonight includes a 2005 biopic of Truman Capote, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, and a new documentary titled '6 Morts dans la Nuit.'
• The documentary investigates Capote's process in writing 'In Cold Blood,' based on the 1959 Clutter family murders in Kansas, which he extensively researched with Harper Lee.
• Capote's work on the book involved building close relationships with the convicted murderers, particularly Perry Smith, which deeply affected him emotionally.
• 'In Cold Blood' is credited with pioneering the genre of literary nonfiction, blending journalism and narrative storytelling to explore crime and its societal impact.
• The documentary highlights Capote's moral and personal struggles during the project, which led to his eventual emotional and physical decline.