march 2012
Friday 9th
The
Conver-sation
(M)
“I don’t have anything personal"
Harry Caul is an invader of privacy- the best in the business. He can record any conversation between two people anywhere. So far, three people are dead because of him.
This low-budget cinematic masterpiece of the 1970s was written by Francis Ford Coppola during the Wategate era - a time of heightened concern over the violation of civil liberties. Told from the perspective of an alienated recluse who battles with his own sense of morality about the nature of his occupation.
Voyeuristic, claustrophobic and gripping, The Conversation is as relevant now as at the time of its release.
“I don’t have anything personal” Harry Caul.
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Cast
Gene Hackman, Harrison Ford, John Cazale.
Classification: M | Length: 113 min | Original release year: 1974



