26 November 2009

A Capote Thanksgiving

Apparently at some time in the past A&E (before it became a haven for tiresome reality shows) television aired both Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory and The Thanksgiving Visitor. A Christmas Memory is a deserved classic, but here is the holiday followup. Both have been posted to YouTube and appear to be uncut except for not having credits at the end, unlike the copy of Memory I taped off Macon's Channel 24 in the mid-1980s, with a huge "bug" and time and temperature in the lower right hand corner.

Ironically, A Christmas Memory is on a DVD release, but only in black and white. The manufacturer claims the color copy has been "lost."

Truman Capote's The Thanksgiving Visitor, part 1

Truman Capote's The Thanksgiving Visitor, part 2

Truman Capote's The Thanksgiving Visitor, part 3

Truman Capote's The Thanksgiving Visitor, part 4

Truman Capote's The Thanksgiving Visitor, part 5

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