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Eighty years ago Rosie the Riveter flexed her biceps in advertisements to encourage women to take manufacturing jobs during World War II.
Women are displaying their arm muscles once again, but this time it鈥檚 purely to show off how strong they are. 馃挭 on.wsj.com/4rFCjOR
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馃幀 The Conversation (1974)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, The Conversation is a quietly devastating psychological thriller about surveillance expert Harry Caul (Gene Hackman), a deeply private and emotionally isolated man who makes a living listening to other people鈥檚 lives.
Hired to record a seemingly routine conversation between a young couple in San Francisco鈥檚 Union Square, Harry becomes increasingly disturbed by what he hears forces him to confront the possibility that his work may once again have deadly consequences. Haunted by a previous surveillance assignment that ended tragically, Harry鈥檚 professional detachment slowly gives way to paranoia, guilt and moral anxiety.
What makes the film extraordinary is how Coppola turns sound itself into suspense. The conversations are repeatedly replayed, isolated and reconstructed, with small changes in perspective completely altering their meaning. We experience the story almost entirely through Harry鈥檚 act of listening, making us question not only what he hears, but whether he can still trust his own interpretation of it.
Gene Hackman gives one of his most restrained performances, creating a character whose loneliness is as important as his paranoia. Harry wants to remain invisible, yet the more he listens to others, the more he is forced to confront himself.
A masterclass in paranoia, sound design, guilt and slow-burning suspense and probably one of Coppola鈥檚 most overlooked films. Highly recommended.
A deeply atmospheric and psychologically unsettling thriller, it remains one of Coppola鈥檚 most overlooked films, a masterclass in paranoia, guilt, surveillance and isolation.
Highly recommended.
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