The Conversation

The Conversation Even in a banner year for the company- Paramount had more than a normal share of box-office winners, and dominated the 1974 Academy Award lists with a record 38 nominations- The Conversation stood out as an extraordinary achievement. It was a fascinatingly original drama about an expert in bugging devices who investigates a murder plot and ends as a victim of his own obsession with overhearing others; he becomes convinced that surveillance is being turned on him, and paranoia takes over. The…

The film was very good at almost every level including the music Movie 1 of 1974 and 12 overall in my journey through films of my lifetime.I actually don’t have a lot to say. The film was very good at almost every level including the music. I would say that perhaps some of the dialogue was clever while contrived at the same time. I like the effect of having the main character cherish his privacy while monitoring the private lives of others. This gives the audience a sense of experience of having privacy invaded while also giving the character a past,…

A classic murder thriller. A great story, with wonderful performances by some presently well known actors before they were famous. Harrison Ford is one. Gene Hackman is the private investigator doing audio surveillance for a rich client on the clients wife. The plot twist at the end is surprising, but to get it, you must listen very carefully to the recordings the investigator has made. This is the kind of film Hollywood is capable of making, but unfortunately they spend most of their time and money making movies for 13…