The Conversation

  • 1974


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Positive Reviews 23
Negative reviews 2
Average Rating 4.4/5
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5.0
He is a good craftsman, and, although the film doesnt belabor his techniques, it does show us enough of how bugging is done to give us a cynical educa .. Rogerebert
4.0
Its as if Coppola has constructed a compelling moral universe that permits first mistakes but punishes repeat offenses. Common Sense Media
4.5
A major artistic asset to the film besides script, direction and the top performances is supervising editor Walter Murchs sound collage and re recordi .. Variety
5.0
A fantastic reminder of why 70s Hollywood is so often the benchmark for modern moviedom to aspire to.
5.0
This is the dramatic irony of writer/director Francis Ford Coppolas masterful film, easily one of the finest of the 1970s. Cinema Blend
4.5
Grapples with the moral issue at stake in a country where technology has outstripped out knowledge of how to use and control it Spirituality And Practice
5.0
Though the film is an acknowledged tribute to Michelangelo Antonionis Blowup (1966), The Conversation has aged far better than that 60s relic. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
This is one of Coppolas masterpieces, a prophetic film about paranoia, the growing role of technology in our daily lives, and the impossibility of pri .. Emanuellevy
5.0
As The Conversation slowly weaves its absorbing and intricate web, it works its way under your skin, drawing you into its sense of paranoia, until you .. Q Network
5.0
Coppola may have made films of a more spectacular nature but here he makes a virtue of a introversion so that the films horror moment is all the more .. Eye For Film
4.5
The Conversation is an enormously satisfying and compelling drama from an enormously gifted filmmaker.
5.0
The Conversation is an intricate and unsettlingly subtle character study, with a very strong performance from Hackman. Bbc
4.5
Thanks to Walter Murchs keen, intuitive sound montage and Hackmans clammy, subtle performance, the movie captures elusive and universal fear that of l .. New Yorker
4.5
A unique film, enhanced further by a great sound track by Walter Murch. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
4.5
Coppola manages to turn an expert thriller into a portrayal of the conflict between ritual and responsibility without ever letting the levels of tensi .. Chicago Reader
4.5
Theres a strong case to be made for The Conversation being Coppolas greatest film. Which, when you consider what else hes made, is high praise indeed. Film4
5.0
Director Francis Ford Coppolas paranoid classic is brilliantly revived on DVD. Net Flix
4.5
Even so, I see no reason to praise Duddy Kravitz beyond its meagre due. Maclean's Magazine
4.5
The Conversation, its called, and its a volcano of a movie, an absolute sensation. I liked it better even than The Godfather... The fun of seeing it f .. Associated Press
4.5
I frankly dont quite know what to make of Francis Ford Coppolas new film, The Conversation, though I should hasten to add that I was fascinated by muc .. Los Angeles Free Press
4.5
Ann: (spotting the derelict on the park bench) Oh look, thats terrible. Film Site
4.7
Coppola shows off his arty aspirations by doing for audio technology what Antonioni did for photography. But The Conversation is a different animal en .. Ask Men
1.5
Both Coppola and Hackman have done showier work than The Conversation, but none so chilling, real or powerful.
2.5
The icy fascination soon succumbs to two forms of excess. One is Coppolas growing infatuation with the technical aspects of his subject... The other i .. Esquire Magazine
1.5
The coldest, most alienated Hollywood film from an era of suspicion and anxiety, a time in American life when we realized that ordinary discourse had .. 4 Columns
5.0
Why you should watch it: I could spend hours talking about just the opening scene of The Conversation let me know if youre interested!



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