Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s. Becoming an orphan in 1935, Collin moves to his dad's cousins Verena and Dolly. Verena is a rich, bossy businesswoman. Dolly, Collin and the maid revolt, moving to a tree house.
Acting
Piper Laurie's ethereal Dolly steals every frame
Production
Treehouse set built for $400K, worth every penny
Writing
Capote's dialogue sings even when plot meanders

Director
Charles Matthau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Charles Matthau cast his father Walter against type as the dying judge, making their scenes together quietly autobiographical.
Capote called this his favorite of his own works—more autobiographical than Breakfast at Tiffany's, less sensational than In Cold Blood.
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