- Mister Arn5 mei 2026“The Conversation” moves slowly, and if you’re not paying attention, it can feel like it’s dragging. It’s built around paranoia and context. You hear the same conversation, but you don’t really know what it means at first. As more information comes in, the meaning shifts, and that’s exactly what happens to the main character. Gene Hackman is strong here. He plays a closed-off, paranoid man who starts to question the consequences of his work. He makes his living from it, but as the outcome becomes clearer, it begins to weigh on him, and he tries to take control of something that’s already slipping. If you give it your attention and let it unfold, it delivers. If you don’t, it can feel slow and like it never quite gets there.
- stuhannaford26 mei 2025Whilst an interesting character analysis of the parallels of conversing and conversation, observation and observed, expert and novice, the story is incredibly thin. It’s difficult to imagine the film succeeding without Hackman, and even then, there are painfully long sequences, that are, dare I say it, boring. Perhaps it’s to give the feeling of the tedium of surveillance itself, but it’s a long, hard watch and listen.
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The Conversation was released on 12 april 1974.
The Conversation was directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
The Conversation has a runtime of 1 u, 53 m.
The Conversation was produced by Francis Ford Coppola.
Harry Caul is een afluisterexpert, die zijn geld verdient met het afluisteren van andere mensen. Wanneer hij een flard van een gesprek opvangt, meent hij iets op het spoor te zijn. Hoe meer stukjes hij bij elkaar sprokkelt en hoe vaker hij zijn tapes beluistert, des te meer hij ervan overtuigd raakt dat er zich spoedig een drama zal afspelen.
The key characters in The Conversation are Harry Caul (Gene Hackman), Stan (John Cazale), William P. 'Bernie' Moran (Allen Garfield).
The Conversation is rated 12.
The Conversation is a Misdaad, Drama, Mysterie film.
The Conversation has an audience rating of 8.9 out of 10.
The Conversation had a budget of US$ 1,6 mln..
The Conversation has made US$ 4,8 mln. at the box office.