The Conversation (1974)
- Directed by
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film, psychological thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2,050 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A surveillance expert records a conversation between a couple that hints at a crime. His obsession with uncovering the truth starts to tear apart his own isolated life.
paranoidtenseslow-burnclaustrophobicemotionally restrainedmorally complexmelancholicsubdued
What happens
The Conversation is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It stars Gene Hackman as surveillance expert Harry Caul who faces a moral dilemma when his recordings reveal a potential murder. Supporting cast members include John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, and Frederic Forrest. Harrison Ford and Teri Garr appear in credited roles, and Robert Duvall in an uncredited role. Mackenzie Phillips, who had just worked for Coppola on American Graffiti along with Williams and Ford, had a supporting role as Harry Caul's niece that was dropped during the film's editing stage. Likewise, Abe Vigoda's role as Caul's lawyer also ended up on the cutting room floor. The Conversation premiered at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or, and was released theatrically on April 7, 1974, by Paramount Pictures to critical acclaim. It made $4.4 million during its original release, and after several re-releases, its total rose to $4.8 million on a $1.6 million budget. The film received three nominations at the 47th Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Sound. In 1995, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Parallax View (1974)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.