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Mar 04, 2024JCLJenV rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This movie from 1974 is a great time capsule of technology. Lots of great sounds in this story as the theme is based on the reviewing of a recording of a conversation.
Dec 05, 2022RoyalJellyIII rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Another product of Coppola's '70s winning streak, the director put this together from an old script of his between between shooting Godfathers I & II. Gene Hackman in a rare change-of-pace plays a quiet, withdrawn San Francisco…
Jun 07, 2022yesbyedith rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Slow. Surveillance takes a long time. Are you paranoid if they are coming after you??? Commentary by director is very good.
Nov 15, 2021BigThom rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Ooof! I did not enjoy this movie nor did I find it to be anything but below avg. Should be titled “the guy who heard the conversation”. This is a character study only. It’s all about Gene Hackman’s character and very little about the…
Nov 10, 20211aa rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An awesome film! The characters, plot, the style, the sound (including the music), and especially the theme - even more relevant today than when it was made - make this film worth re-watching. The commentary by the director is very good,…
Jun 02, 2021
In between making "The Godfather" parts I and II, Coppola made this film about a surveillance man, Henry (played by Gene Hackman), who intercepts a murder plot secretly discussed by two people in Union Square, San Francisco. Like in other…
May 22, 2021glamarama rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
It's a slow burn about a surveillance man who is suddenly conflicted about his ethics while listening to a murder being planned. The sound design is striking. The views of San Francisco around Union Square and the twist ending are great.…
Nov 14, 2020greatflicks rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Some one said a master piece, are you nuts, this was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Half way through the movie we made the decision to watch the rest of it with the hopes it would get better. What a bad mistake, too many other…
Sep 27, 2020
This copy stops playing for me after about 23 minutes in. Luckily this film is available on Kanopy, so I'll watch it there.
Sep 03, 2020
Even 46 years after its release, The Conversation holds up as an exploration of privacy, paranoia, and the ways we're impacted by emerging technology. (This film is also available through the streaming Kanopy platform.)
Dec 10, 2019BraveNOTPerfect rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
It's the study of a paranoid loner who is suffering a guilty conscience over the work he has done over the years, and what tragic consequences could happen with the latest project he's involved with. Without giving anything away, the…
Jan 19, 2019atfrancis rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Watch closely as Coppola unfolds his masterpiece. A brilliant movie from an age gone by which perfectly foreshadows and articulates the age of pervasive surveillance to come. Gene Hackman’s performance is Oscar worthy.
Dec 16, 2018loella rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Nobody ever said that Francis Ford Coppola made ugly movies, and The Conversation is gorgeously lit, shot, and edited throughout. I found it rather a spellbinder largely because of its calculated good looks but also because of Gene…
Oct 29, 2018byoneoka rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Perhaps Hackman's best film of his illustrious career as a premier action hero. Excellent presentation of the hi-tech invasive culture.
Oct 06, 2018
Boring!
Aug 08, 2018CaptainHecto rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Coppola wrote and directed this in the early 1970s, between his two Godfathers and before Apocalypse Now. The critics speak highly of it, as do several of the reviewers on this site, so I thought I would see how well it has aged. Not…
Jul 04, 2018Nursebob rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A fascinating story of one man's horrific realization that it is impossible to meddle in other people's lives and remain morally neutral. The tragic consequences of his actions and his subsequent fall from grace are captured perfectly by…
Oct 26, 2017richibi rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
this is Kafka dressed up in late 20th-Century clothing - WOW - a man turning into a fly, metaphorically, of course, speaking, caught up in the technicalities of surveillance, then plagued by their moral implications - Gene Hackman gives…
Jun 02, 2016kpriestman rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I watched this because it was included in a list of films about privacy. It was great, portraying the issues of surveillance and its impact on our behaviour in a very thought-provoking manner. Some of the aspects of the film being shot in…
Sep 10, 2015
This is a great classic film that presages and frames the issue of technical surveillance in a way that is very relevant to today's world. Great acting with a great plot. If you're already paranoid about your privacy, don't watch it.
Sep 05, 2015barbbicycle rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent movie one you get into it. you must be totally focused to watch it.
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Jul 30, 2015ChampionMDR rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Really good , early flick suspense drama with Gene Hackman, Robert Duval and a relatively unknown Harrison Ford.
Jul 10, 20150cho rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
This movie is awful!! It so slow paced that you have to be doing something else while watching it or just fast forward. Nothing happens until the last minute of the movie. This movie is only worth watching to see all the stars when they…
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Jun 02, 2015
The 1970s movie is slow paced because it shows the tedious work of a top professional conversational sound surveillance expert, and after ninety percent through the film, there is the fast paced thriller of a twist that is a bit scary. …
May 16, 2015voisjoe1_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Warning! Don’t watch if there will be distractions. The Conversation, directed by Coppola, won the Cannes Palm d’Or for best film of the year, but it lost out in the Oscars to The Godfather, Part II. One director getting two Oscar…