The Conversation (1974)

Noirvember 2019 continues with a look at The Conversation (1974). Sandwiched between the first two Godfather films, The Conversation is writer/director Francis Ford Coppola’s paean to European art films of the 1960s, most notably Antonioni’s Blow-Up.

Instead of swinging London, however, The Conversation is set in San Francisco and stars Gene Hackman as Harry Caul, a schlubby nudnik whose life revolves around audio surveillance, his own privacy, and violating the privacy of others.

Vincenzo Natali (opens in a new tab) (In the Tall Grass) and Jamey Duvall (opens in a new tab) (Movie Geeks United) join Mike to discuss the film and its spiritual sequel Enemy of the State (1998).