Truman Capote Questions Jeanne Moreau About The Pain Of Separation | The Dick Cavett Show

[@TheDickCavettShow]

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[@userJ1J123]

The silence when somebody is talking is harrowingly wonderful. I miss that even though I wasn't alive.

[@userJ1J123]

@@paulsmith2279 Agreed.

[@krisscanlon4051]

Yes people were well thought in behavior and ultimately polite...not necessarily more intelligent but emotionally intelligent and not in a rush...Capote's question is well crafted as is Moreau answer...Gawd, even Lee's cig is polite 😂!

[@AndreaGracie]

I agree

[@bethvirginiaphillips4583]

We took this level of intelligent conversation for granted back then. Suddenly it was over and now people can't seem to put two sentences together. Very sad what has happened. They were really the golden days.

[@oneseeker2]

This is intelligent?

[@sarahspector5294]

Amen.

[@studio54studio]

@@sarahspector5294 AWOMEN!!

[@Toots22]

& if i try to have a more complicated or in depth conversation , i'm considered a bore

[@bethvirginiaphillips4583]

People have a 20 second attention span and no longer think independently or can grasp anything over a 5th grade level thanks to our corrupt communist school system. Being intelligent is now considered as you say, boring.@@Toots22

[@williambolton4698]

isn't it wonderful to witness people really listening and responding? Today, media interviews cant stand the silence that comes when people require time to think long enough to form a point or to respond to a point. These days interviewers and interviewee's are tripping over one another and they constantly talk over one another.

[@Jason-ml3vs]

Now most people think Kim Kardashian talking about her favorite flavor lifesaver is spellbinding conversation.

[@Victrola66]

People were taught manners and the y were not afraid to follow them in public.

[@thechaz83]

Since you mentioned Kim Kardashion, I remember hearing this commercial advertisement on the radio at work on afternoon. They said she is a cultural icon. I laughed so hard that a coworker grabbed a paper bag because I was hyperventilating. Kardashian, a cultural icon? If it’s for the dumb and illiterate hoping to become more so I believe she is in the hall of fame.

[@shychameleon]

I think that’s why Joe Rogan is so popular.

[@johnnytoobad7785]

Lee Marvin and Truman Capote now that's a couple of bookends. The only person missing from this group is Orson Wells chomping on a cigar.

[@MRKRG9]

Truman would not survive today's world. All those old Hollywood Dudes were all under contract by a movie co. and all were pushed alcohol to keep them addicted and broke. So many died hard, lonely, broke, ALONE. Honestly, I could not even keep up with him, just from his inflection alone. I typed this as he rambled.

[@kamuelalee]

Incredibly cool!

[@Rayoscope]

"Welles"

[@UMAMIMAMU]

Heck, ya wanna talk about weird? There's a picture floating around that was taken at Studio 54 of Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, and.........................Ted Nugent.

[@immortaltyger1569]

Does anyone mention Proust and human relationships on TV anymore? Capote's questions about leaving a relationship were spot on. But the pain that comes from the end of a relationship is part of the human condition, isn't it? "Different ones, same breed" is one of the best lines of all time.

[@aacmove]

Or is it that the more relationships you move through in life the less pain you feel when they are over? I get a sense that was his question relating to Jeanne.

[@TheBeverly7]

@@aacmove I agree

[@scottherf]

I thought he was pretty insightful tbh.

[@oneseeker2]

Truman did not listening to her! He did not hear her, chose not to.

[@pianoman551000]

If you were to mention the name 'Proust' today, the response would be .... "who?"

[@lepetitchat123]

Talk about changing the mood of the room! As both a dumper and a dumpee, I totally can relate to what Mr Capote said. The horrors and pains of human relationships I have experienced are enough to put me off human relationships forever. I don't want to cause pain to others and suffer from it myself. Being single gives you a peace of mind like never before.

[@delmofritz3964]

congratulations!

[@drmorqWarrenProject]

What he is saying is exactly the reason I dont want to get into a relationship again... As much as I want closeness and intimacy... I cant take the pain of being lied to and left alone again. Its easier to just be alone.. Its a little like having pets... I had 2 cats, they both made it to 16 years old, but one died at 16 1/2 and I still have one left. I loved them both equally and I miss 'Floyd' like crazy. They were brothers yet so different.. When 'Max' dies, I cant imagine getting another pet... the pain of losing them again is just too much.

[@jazelimbitislobodan]

I feel for you, I truly do. Have you considered having another one before 'Max' dies?

[@drmorqWarrenProject]

@@jazelimbitislobodan thanks for the reply and condolences. I am 63 almost 64... I have had pets all my life and its hard to think of life without one. But... my dad passed at age 79 and mom at 72 and I dont want to leave a pet after I die... I have seen how Max has reacted over the last year since his brother died... He cries all the time.. I dont want to do that to a pet on my behalf...

[@lepetitchat123]

I think most HSP feel this way too about relationships. The pains just far outweigh the pleasures.

[@brmbkl]

My cat is 15. Two summers ago he was very sick and he got through it, better than ever. Sometimes I try to grasp how it will be when he's gone, and I can't. How I will get through it when he goes I don't know.

[@drmorqWarrenProject]

@@brmbkl I often think of getting another pet. I just cant get past the thought of me leaving them behind. I have seen how animals react when their owners pass on and its just so sad... I want to get a dog so I can feel somewhat safe camping in the mountains alone... but again.... leaving them behind gets me...

[@bhb8291]

Imagine hearing this on a talk show today...

[@AimeeAimee444]

I miss this authenticity and fragility. It’s part of why our society is crumbling.

[@Kimllg88]

The substance is gone!!!@@AimeeAimee444

[@vanessabrown809]

Phil Donahue we need you😊

[@katesleuth1156]

@@vanessabrown809Phil Donahue had great guests but he kept interrupting them. He seemed to like to hear his own voice.

[@TByrom]

Wow, did I ever LOVE this! Thanks a million for this! Truman’s antipathy toward suffering and the causing thereof, and the beautiful mind revealed by his thoughts, shine through.

[@brainsareus]

He finds relational suffering painful; that's not antipathy towards it, that's simply a heightened aversion...

[@JessStone-hl8ed]

Truman certainly caused quite a bit of suffering by revealing the lives of his friends for public consumption.

[@Whirrrlpoool]

​@@JessStone-hl8edPerhaps he felt they 'abandoned' him first? Certainly he was often the object of derision. Maybe he was getting revenge. He didn't expose everyone.

[@alexmartin-schael7556]

Capote was asking an incredibly deep question here, but it was obvious that Moreau was uncomfortable about it and did not want to provide a real answer. It seems like she felt that the question was exposing her as a promiscuous woman.

[@oneseeker2]

I believe you nor Truman didn't fully near her, she answered, he wanted a different answer. Besides he was protecting his bs.

[@lepetitchat123]

I don't really mind promiscuous people if they lay down all the rules before they proceed. What I despise is the emotionally manipulative, dishonest and callous people.

[@tothelighthouse9843]

I agree. I think she expected Capote was being judgmental & nosy, & didn't change her mind even tho it became apparent he was extremely sincere. She left him hanging, sadly. It could've been an interesting & enlightening exchange.

[@alexmartin-schael7556]

@@tothelighthouse9843 Exactly. The point was that Moreau felt judged/guilty and did not want to reply. Capote was trying to make a reflection on life and how your decisions may affect others, but Moreau was not ready to answer to that.

[@fredalwatkins4506]

​@@alexmartin-schael7556she was a hard woman

[@MsWonderlicious]

I think Jean Moreau in using almost monosyllabic answers or answers that didn’t really give much away, plus fixing him with a rather stony stare whilst capote was talking, was using a psychological technique to literally stonewall him. Perhaps she was acting in self-defence and felt her lifestyle choices were being criticised. If so, that’s a shame as it could have lead to an interesting and in-depth exchange. I don’t actually think Capote was attacking her, he was merely seeking to comprehend a way of being that was perhaps very different to his own fragilities, sensibilities and attachment style.

[@MsWonderlicious]

@Ann Flowers interesting point 👍🏻

[@waynej2608]

Perhaps, Jeanne didn't feel the need to elaborate on her personal affairs, in this type of forum. She's a woman of depth and intelligence, and might engage Capote, in a private setting. Or not.

[@MsWonderlicious]

@@waynej2608 Yes good point - thank you for your perspective 🙏

[@oneseeker2]

I was satisfied w/her answer, he wasn't hearing her. He rambled and rambled...

[@lepetitchat123]

@Ann Flowers Maybe he expected more wisdom and maturity from a woman. Maybe JM was too overwhelmed by the question and didn't know how to react. I would have.

[@jpfecteaumaine]

My parents would take me to a restaurant when I was a kid and Truman Capote would sometimes be at the bar. I remember asking my mother who he was, haha. He was pretty loud, and spoke differently than most men I knew at that age. This video is wonderful.

[@tnt01]

wow, cool.

[@FLAGSHIP-j3t]

I JUST FINISHED WATCHING FEUD CAPOTE VS THE SWANS SO IM INCREDIBLY JEALOUS OF YOU RIGHT NOW LOL BC HE SEEMS LIKE A VERY GOOD CONVERSATIONALIST I THINK WE'D COME OUT AS BETTER PEOPLE IF WE WERE TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH TRUMAN CAPOTE

[@Somewhereintime22]

THIS…the depth ofTruman’s thinking…his connection of thought to the writing of Proust…THIS is why he could write like he did and why the relationships among his well developed characters still captures hearts today. I love the way his mind works. He would have made the most interesting friend…or in the least the best person to invite to a party. Truman’s thinking transcends miles above the average. He has the soul of a poet and the mind of a genius,

[@rerite2]

On that idea of the "haze of pain": "What causes pain is knowing, subconsciously or consciously, is that the relationship has ended, and with it with it the burden of loss. The person who was once a source of growth -- emotionally, psychologically, etc,. -- no longer has anything to offer. And the end of a relationship stands as a milestone in one's life, a persistent reminder that time is passing and all go to one place." -- Ian Fleming, writer.

[@kamuelalee]

Or, death awaits all travelers on the road of life.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

It's exactly the same when a partner dies and it's quite possible to resent them for leaving, as illogical as it seems.

[@josephkearny5874]

and the pain he caused Babe Paley and himself when he betrayed her in writing La Cote Basque

[@bh9225]

I love Trumam Capote. He is courageous, honest, and extremley creative.

[@newtexan1]

He was a vile toad

[@MisterMan7516]

@@newtexan1I agree. Anyone that likes him must be a snake too.

[@SherryAnnOfTheWest]

@@newtexan1 He could be both

[@leeboriack8054]

Capote was creative in how he gained confidences with faking empathy and then writing a tell all book.

[@janetclaireSays]

Truman Capote had such an interesting, inquisitive mind.

[@lepetitchat123]

More like traumatized and sensitive, sort of like mine.

[@Whirrrlpoool]

​@@lepetitchat123Sounds like he's talking about co-dependency here. The ol' "I'm nothing without you". People who have low self-worth feel a person takes a piece of them away when they leave. At least he's sensitive enough to understand whoever he breaks up with may be hurt. But didn't he essentially 'break-up' with all the friends he tattled on in his stories? Hurt their feelings? He's a paradox.

[@oneseeker2]

He was noisy

[@thechaz83]

Study the philosophy of perspective.

[@oppothumbs1]

@@Whirrrlpoool Ironic isn't it? I guess he was desperate to write something interesting and not die of "cold blood" even if he was cold-blooded (Hairy like Hemingway).

[@pronemanoldbutyoung5548]

Lee Marvin is pondering having a whiskey

[@curtisrobinson7962]

Meanwhile, Truman has already had half a bottle.

[@scottherf]

@@curtisrobinson7962 vodka ;)

[@thechaz83]

Have you seen the notorious television talk show interview where Truman staggers onto the stage? Alcohol soaked words are clearly spilling from his lips. He’s almost 100 proof. But Truman managed to converse coherently. Amazing

[@sibengerard1856]

Always a delight watching Truman....

[@emmylou-y4b]

Wonderful exchange among intelligent people; something we don't see in today's late night talk shows.

[@studio54studio]

STOP IT LOL

[@erniellerena]

I concur with Capote.

[@skeptigal2785]

The "deer in the headlights" look on the other guests' faces, LOL! The answer is yes: some people are just cold and can turn off their feelings and never look back or never had them to begin with.

[@Kimllg88]

She is cold, thats why she can do it.

[@eightiesaddictone9063]

Capote was an original and so very talented.

[@Vainashell]

What an insightful man. He speaks ♥️truth♥️

[@oneseeker2]

Truman speaking truth? He was gaslighting her, obviously pure manipulation, and she wasn't having it

[@Whirrrlpoool]

Truman was abandoned so many times that he had a fear of abandonment- so would often sever relationships before they could sever him. Very self-destructive.

[@mommom3172]

Very borderline personality disorder. Seems like he tried to self-medicate.

[@josephbohme7917]

Truman is talkng about himself. His life is guided by his emotions, as are most of us. If we have compassion we do not let our emotions go to excess for fears of instability. To share emotion is a freedom that many cannot express. Talent allows more exposure and seeming joy. Truman had a dual life meaning he was obvious but guarded by not saying details of his personal life and the encounters or the roles in them, Jen Moreau did have an exposed leg, whereas Lee Marvin seems very disinterested and pressed. We all do want some attention and use tools. Dick Cavett is not skilled and honed at being a manipulator. He is no psychoanbalyst or reader of people. But I do enjoy his often awkward simplicity. Humans on stage!

[@cherylb2008]

Truman is hilarious

[@irshgrl500]

Omg, he is!

[@stephenstephen1505]

Two fascinating people. I think that the quality of this type of programme is far superior to those of today. The current ones are so superficial with so called celebrities usually promoting their latest film for example. This show references Proust, existential pain and the macho nonsense that Hemingway promoted

[@AimeeAimee444]

Truman Capote, you are loved! 💜

[@Sheerkat7]

The look that Lee Marvin was giving Jeanne Moreau spoke volumes. They had made the movie "Monte Walsh" together and it was released the year of this interview.

[@carl7221]

Capote is fascinating.

[@irshgrl500]

Incredible insight of Capote, and absolutely on point.

[@oneseeker2]

Projection

[@irshgrl500]

@@oneseeker2 no, insight.

[@philiphalpenny3783]

Capote is right...most of us balk from confrontation not just emotional relationships. "conscious makes cowards of us all"...

[@nathanielgrant3909]

As a writer, this is one of the finest examples of an honest, literary, question I have ever seen televised. Moreau has been seen through here. She knows this, her body language alone tells all; and Capote-in 'the name of love' one can only imagine,- pushes throrugh to complete dissection. This clip ought to be on every non-fiction writing curricula where matters of the heart are concerned. Pure medicine.

[@dbob3405]

The look on Lee Marvin’s face is priceless

[@afvet5075]

I can easily see why both genders would find Truman Capote's intellect and conversation stimulating. A very thought provoking interesting man.

[@josephkearny5874]

and the pain he caused Babe Paley and himself when he betrayed her in writing La Cote Basque

[@jakestroll6518]

The woman had him around because he conned each one into believing that although he brought her gossip about the others he was fully loyal to her. The men didn’t tolerate him except when their wives insisted on it.

[@beautifullysurprised9908]

He really hit a nerve w/ her on this topic. Just look at her body language. It was a great question to ask her.

[@lynngregory393]

Mr Capote posed a question that blew away Ms Moreau : I couldn’t answer him either.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

It's life. It's untidy and often there are no answers or your answer might be wrong.

[@oneseeker2]

No, she saw right thru his manipulation. Her business was not his.

[@jakestroll6518]

There’s nothing remotely clever about his question, which is why starts to stutter. He’s just underhandedly criticising her on national tv knowing she can’t tell the audience that HE is literally carrying on with a married bisexual man who has kids and a wife who was so besides herself she tried ending her life.

[@georg_couch]

For all my fellow Milan Kundera admirers, this interview perfectly encapsulates the distance between the lightness and the heaviness of being, as embodied by Moreau and Capote respectively.

[@lepetitchat123]

Moreau obviously was not his intellectual equal, but that's okay.

[@georg_couch]

@@lepetitchat123 I agree that she wasn't, though I wouldn't say she was far behind. She must have been well-read enough to make for an interesting conversationalist and public figure, but not an intellectual on Capote's terms.

[@lepetitchat123]

@@georg_couch Not sure how good her English was at the time, maybe she didn't understand his question very well, so I will cut her some slack here. Anyway that was a pretty heavy question to answer on national TV. I didn't expect it myself either. When was the last time something like this was aired on a talk show?

[@georg_couch]

@@lepetitchat123 To be honest, I think she felt sighted by his question in the sense that it made her appear 'promiscuous' by societal standards and therefore she chose not to answer it properly, more so than she couldn't. And the way he asked "but it doesn't cause you any pain?" - that sounded wrong and almost as if he was trying to make her come across as a cold hearted vamp. I think you can understand how she's giving him barely any feedback, as a cue for him to drop it, and he then falls into this loop of sorts. It was somewhat unkind on her behalf, but to be fair, the question Capote asked about her multiple relationships and her approach to them felt overly personal and intrusive. As far as talk shows in general are concerned, I have never seen things like that on TV in many years. That period in the 60's and 70's was truly something. Nobody would even mention In Search of Lost Time in any late night show nowadays.

[@lepetitchat123]

@@georg_couch I don't know, I was glad Capote continued his line of "questioning" lol. He seemed genuinely curious and wanted to hear some insights from an experienced lover. I like awkward, unscripted shows like this. It feels a lot more genuine. Unlike others I don't see her promiscuous at all. Like Capote, it's not really the physical aspect of relationship that bothers me, it's rather the emotional component... if you truly have "genuine" feelings for people, how can you easily discard them like that... that's what bothers people like me and Capote. When JM gave those simple answers, you can see she didn't really mean what she said. She seemed to be a bit in denial. Or she couldn't even digest what TC asked her.

[@brianarbenz1329]

Wow, Truman was really opening up about something deep in his being, back before everyone did that through media. His childhood abandonment probably gave him a hypersensitivity to rejection, something I also experience. In those days it was a discussion about feelings, not labels and self diagnosing. That was before big pharma advertising taught everyone to categorize themselves. And the other guests and Cavett didn’t react. It just wasn’t a vogue topic yet. Also, Jeanne Moreau felt he was getting into her personal life, and back then it was still the time when a woman who had many short relationships was scorned as promiscuous. I don't see his question as prying. I think he weas really wanting some insights to help him, but this of course was on network TV.

[@johnnyhogan5880]

Capote brought up a very good point in life here: Women move on far better than men do. You see it all the time, they will hop from relationship to relationship to man to man and adopt a sense of "empowered victimhood." Don't get me wrong, men are the same way, hopping from woman to woman to relationship to relationship. But women who are with men like that often know what they are getting into. Investing emotionally with someone and in someone for that matter is a very serious process and isn't to be taken lightly at all, as it often is unfortunately. Charles Bukowski said it best when he said "Relationships are funny things. One moment you're going out to eat and going places and spending time together, and the next moment it all stops." There often is no greater pain than that in this world and I'm glad that Capote shed some light on it here.

[@firenze5555]

I couldn't disagree more with you. Women are much less needy then men when it comes to relationships and relish their independence when their spouse/partner dies or divorces/splits. The type of woman that you describe is a small minority. Men, on the other hand, are constantly looking for a caretaker and ego-stroker and much more apt to hop from relationship to relationship. I do like that Capote brought up an unusual subject for the time and it's too bad that Groucho had to play the ham and take up most of the conversation.

[@lepetitchat123]

I guess the key to dealing with humans is you have to expect unpredictability from human behavior. Enjoy it while it lasts, and not ask for anything more.

[@pauricdevro]

Where in all of creation would you find a cable tv talk show like this anymore? Truman Capote must have been a terribly sensitive person, and was obviously an alcoholic. Great stuff!

[@alanaronald244]

Many times he insisted that he did not have a problem with alcohol, but he did get help for his problem with prescription tranquilizers.

[@tpw9099]

Then why is he drinking I’m all of his other documentaries

[@tothelighthouse9843]

Truman is the superhero in a wry glorious Marvel film I'd actually watch. Truman superpowers: curiosity, work ethic, panache. People don't realize, as a younger man Truman worked like a mad dog. It wasn't until the tidal wave of acclaim for 'In Cold Blood' that his work ethic began to erode.

[@arundelmercure553]

Gosh. Truman's question/soliloquy was expansive, sprawling, literary and philosophical. The others were thoughtfully quiet, listening. I was going to joke, someone should have said, "Is that a yes or no question?" , then Jeanne Moreau just says "Yeah" and the audience laughs, ha. I get the feeling Tru may have been going through some heartache at this time. Also going through a few drinkies backstage.

[@kamuelalee]

Truman seemed like he wanted the French point of view on life as French filmmakers (and French actors and actresses) of that time made artful films about the meaning of relations between men and women, lovers and friends.

[@witchcraft7934]

Interesting. Because he was so entirely American. And he was a cipher for the American experience that we lack today.

[@TheRealGnolti]

I only clicked on this because Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau, and Truman Capote. Seriously? Cavett was a master chef.

[@anthonymorales842]

that was a remarkable question that is the question I have for my last relationship

[@rosevanguard]

I think what Truman means by haze of pain and residue, it there is a grieving process in relationships and sometimes trama that one has to deal with. He’s calling her out. Good on him, he saw through the sham of what she claims she’s all about.

[@Kimllg88]

agree shes a phony

[@kathleengill994]

Truman caused a lot of pain by betraying most of his friends.

[@facetina]

Capote is like a Bond villain.

[@ashishkiift]

I am seeing Truman Capote and I am pleasantly shocked to the level of accuracy of Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s portrayal of the person in ‘Capote’ .

[@deliusmyth5063]

Try Toby Jones in Infamous.

[@Anna.Lippert]

@ Gretagarbeige ― Indeed, "In Search of Lost Time" / "À la recherche du temps perdu", often referred to in France as ' _la_ Recherche', is the plausible answer. Initially written in seven volumes, it is Marcel Proust's best known work internationally and considered by some to be the finest novel of the twentieth century, if not of all time.

[@leannlaplante3643]

Truman zeros in on exactly what he doesn't understand. I adore how he gets to the point.

[@jeffryphillipsburns]

And how it takes him five minutes to say what could easily have been said in fifteen seconds?

[@dmastery5493]

I love these interviews. Thank you!!

[@johnbeechy]

that is a good flipping question... thanks for the upload..

[@harmanx.]

@Bill Ferrero A good, thoughtful and thorough question with a reply that felt a bit the opposite.

[@PhoenixWrightfan101]

This video is what it's like to ask a question and lose the point of it half way through, so you talk around it, hoping to come back to the part that inspired you to ask in the first place, but never quite getting there.

[@MRKRG9]

I LOL'd when I read your comment, as I said something to the effect just above in another comment. No clue what he was trying to say, and will never get those mins back.

[@PhoenixWrightfan101]

@@MRKRG9 I don't know either but I'm glad they let him ramble.

[@acchaladka]

Boy youse guys could really benefit by working on your attention spans....

[@johnhernandezpiano301]

This was a situation where Capote questioned the guest's called process of parting from a relationship. He is mostly curious as to how this lady does not experience pain or trauma after a parting. She is uncomfortable and he sees that so he does beat around the bush (even compliments her). Ultimately, he doesn't agree with her philosophy on "just leaving" and she knows he is right. He knows that she also has a lot of "baggage" and is probably why she "just leaves." I just feel like he reminded her and the audience that leaving is never that simple. He is also speaking from pain and experience it sounds like.

[@marymagdalene3004]

Moreau did not respond to Capote's question that was filled with so much emotion. She, in contrast, had no emotion. Kind of wished that Cavett had intervened to some extent, to wit: I think Truman was hoping for more insight into your state of mind when leaving someone with whom you shared a loving relationship. Something like that. Was very uncomfortable to witness this. But, then again, Moreau is French and they have a way of acting than most others do. They are a very enigmatic, self-possessed people!

[@mommom3172]

Or, he was being manipulative & she didn't take the bait. Not everyone wears their emotions on their sleeves.

[@joemarshall4226]

Love 'em and leave 'em...that's her motto....

[@kangarookids7497]

She stonewalled Truman like she did others.

[@lepetitchat123]

Is it the French way of showing love?

[@dionisioiacobelli6689]

Truman once said he took two weeks to come up with one word while writing a book. Saying afterwards it was the right word.

[@brendaleverick3655]

In my experience, most people don't really have a problem causing pain. I find that Truman was an interesting person.

[@josephkearny5874]

and the pain he caused Babe Paley and himself when he betrayed her in writing La Cote Basque

[@pamcornelius9122]

Group therapy was a big thing at this time. Reminds me of a Bob Newhart episode.

[@rosemarieholt2261]

These 2 are on different planets

[@bdff4007]

Is it all about wiring? Wasn't one of his heroines, playing opposite a "serious" writer, Miss Holly Go- lightly?

[@TrevorHoneyball]

Just makes me feel sad that all the 'real greats' have passed on 🤔

[@Rayoscope]

Quickest to 'throw shade' or 'mic drop', Capote deftly calls to account a dumbfounded Moreau for being a shallow and cold-hearted paramour; garishly reveling in her variously callous public trysts.

[@oliverswenson2470]

Hope to see the Pete Seeger and Wayne Morse interviews posted. Thanks for sharing the content.

[@somethingyousaid5059]

The Truman Show

[@plasticweapon]

yep. this is it.

[@tothelighthouse9843]

All of New York City, for about 8 months in 1966!

[@rachell4417]

Nailed it .r Copote

[@beatrizrosado898]

Not even Public TV has this kind of program ...We are lost in nimiedades and drive through window entertainment

[@ModMokkaMatti]

Public TV gave us Charlie Rose. Blech.

[@nerd_in_norway]

Imagine Lee Marvin and Truman Capote stuck in an elevator together. I don't know if it would be a psychedelic horror movie or a comedy or both.

[@nanosecondtomidnight7774]

I think that both men were highly intelligent and sensitive, so the two would end up having a great time.

[@waynej2608]

@@nanosecondtomidnight7774 I can really see that. There'd be copious amounts of booze, too.

[@georgebooth946]

Capote would have made a great Bond villain.

[@donaldcasey9204]

I found this conversation, very interesting. I myself would to now some people, can just go on with feeling or dealing with heartbreak and pain. Very interesting.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality and former talk show host. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States from the 1960s through the 2000s. 87 AÑOS. (88)

[@user-pt4ix4kd9l]

Hendrix knew about the haze of pain, he called it purple haze

[@laurastrobel718]

I thought he was talking about tripping on acid😊😃

[@louisnewton4292]

The Proust book in question is “In Search of Lost Time” right?

[@carolinevh8849]

Right. It's all about tormented jealous unrequited love, in exquisite prose, and quite funny and heartbreaking.

[@airmark02]

"when to sweet sessions of silent thought I recall remembrances of things past ..." 😉

[@heleneh.6055]

Amazing!

[@JayJay-wg5ex]

Something about Capote reminds me of Marlon Brando being interviewed though I know they are so different. But thoughtful.

[@davidcawrowl3865]

Profound insight Capote had on relationships and the underlying reasons people stay together (to avoid hurt and pain within themselves and/or toward others); whereas Moreau gave glib answers to all of his questions. Too bad she didn't engage him forthrightly.

[@jchow5966]

Capote was brilliant. Talk shows were fantastic then!!!!!!

[@craigsmith4105]

As Cher would say; "SNAP OUT OF IT!"

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Truman Streckfus Persons (Nueva Orleans, 30 de septiembre de 1924-Los Ángeles, 25 de agosto de 1984), más conocido como Truman Capote, fue un novelista, guionista, dramaturgo y actor ocasional estadounidense, ampliamente considerado uno de los mejores de su pais. Varios de sus cuentos, novelas y obras de teatro son vistos como clásicos literarios, incluidas las novelas Breakfast at Tiffany's (Desayuno en Tiffany's) (1958) y In Cold Blood (A sangre fría) (1966), a la que calificó de "novela de no ficción". Sus obras han sido adaptadas a más de 20 películas y series de televisión.

[@cpyburnify]

I am thankful to the Goddess that I watched this video

[@kamuelalee]

Which Goddess? There are many.

[@cpyburnify]

Our Mother

[@ModMokkaMatti]

@@cpyburnify Mother 🌎? BTW, is a fat daddy deluxe like a cat daddy supreme?

[@jchow5966]

☮️💟 Truman!!!!

[@jchow5966]

Ironically -they found a unpublished book by TC and are gonna publish it soon!!!!!!

[@jaf8771]

Correct me if I'm wrong. Didn't Joanne Carson auction off some of Trumans possessions? If so, that's probably where this unpublished book was found.

[@johnlewis195]

Capote vs The Swans is excellent

[@nicolasdelaforge7420]

The most significant question ever asked, and her answer is "Yes". "Does this answer satisfy you?" He changes the subject...

[@nataliedelagrandiere4022]

The main theme of Proust is not about "pain" as Truman Capote was saying. And he doesn't let Jeanne Moreau talk. He is interesting in the interview Dick Cavett organized with Groucho Marx.

[@jamesdrynan]

I wish Capote would have asked the question and let her answer. Instead, he would voice his query and then say, " Is it because..." and postulate some answer. How irritating. Him and his " ...haze of pain." He was in love with that little phrase, too.

[@pibly7784]

Today Capote’s question to her would be edited out of the show immediately.

[@waynesmith3767]

Hard to imagine someone discussing Proust on a talk show today.

[@delmofritz3964]

I like how Moreau handled Capote when he went on his cocaine /alcohol fueled derangement about painful breakups. What she should have said was Truman how do you cope with one?

[@Gannooch]

Is this channel ever going to show Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason and/or Art Carney? I don’t have the Decades. I got nothing against the celebs that appeared on this show BTW.

[@ModMokkaMatti]

No.

[@MarcelaR-dh1ok]

Love the way LM is looking at that little blond

[@anthonykimball7463]

Damn jeanne moreau was stunning & super hot.🔥🔥

[@waynej2608]

Absolutely. And, what an amazing actress. I just saw her again in Elevator to the Gallows, by Louie Malle. Just seeing that night scene of Jeanne walking in the Paris rain, searching for her lover, with Miles Davis playing trumpet, gets me everytime.

[@josephkearny5874]

and after watching Capote vs the Swans I think about the pain he caused Babe Paley and himself when he betrayed her in writing La Cote Basque

[@cohencohen54]

What Hemingway’s book Capote is talking about?

[@michauxbours]

"...Because I think it's a very serious thing that I'm talking about."

[@kevinbergin9971]

Wow, Capote can't ask a short question to save his life.

[@Raulgermont]

Truman and Ms. Moreau are in different planets. Truman's lisp is outrageous.

[@elizabethroessner8487]

He was born with the. Lisp. It wasn't an affectation. He was teased as a small boy.

[@susanfaw3942]

Holy fucking christ, Truman Capote just was what we all think we think we are although most of us bail out at the are you going to be strong and prove youll act strong shiat

[@philipgroves7309]

This kind of conversation could never happen on television today. Capote is actually discussing something pretty deep, although he wonders off the rails and it's more of an inner dialogue than a question. Jeanne Moreau is clearly uncomfortable with his question, which makes the moment more compelling TV.

[@stephencalder8357]

Back when it was possible to find a celebrity who was actually interesting and worth talking to.