Yes, 'The Conversation' is a film that I often mention. The way it uses sound and silence to build suspense and character is just masterful. It’s one of those films that really broadened my understanding of cinematic language.
I had always wanted to make a movie about surveillance and what it meant and the first thing that got me really interested in it was Michelangelo Antonioni's 'Blow-Up'.
— Francis Ford Coppola · The Conversation (Criterion Collection Blu-ray) audio commentary with Francis Ford Coppola
I had always wanted to make a movie about surveillance and what it meant and the first thing that got me really interested in it was Michelangelo Antonioni's 'Blow-Up'
— Francis Ford Coppola · The Conversation (Criterion Collection Blu-ray) audio commentary with Francis Ford Coppola
The way it uses sound and silence to build suspense and character is just masterful. It's one of those films that really broadened my understanding of cinematic language.
— Bong Joon-ho · Vulture interview with Bong Joon-ho, 'Bong Joon Ho on the ‘Parasite’ Twist and That Ending'
Films That Influenced The Conversation
