Capone

Capone follows Al Capone after a long prison term in 1940s Florida. The former Chicago crime boss is sick with a brain disease caused by untreated syphilis, and he can no longer trust his own mind. He lives in a large but fading home with his wife Mae, his son, guards, and old friends while the FBI watches him. Capone searches for money he hid, but his violent memories, fear, and strange visions keep breaking into daily life. The tone is grim, filthy, surreal, and sometimes darkly funny.

The film gives most of its attention to the collapse of a feared man's power and self-image. Capone becomes dependent on Mae and doctors, loses control of his body, and faces the damage caused by his past violence. The story shows his racism toward a Latino gardener, but that behavior stays part of his cruelty rather than becoming a larger lesson about race. The film's main idea is that crime, wealth, and a hard male image cannot protect a man from illness, guilt, and death.