Francis Ford Coppola made The Conversation between Godfather and Godfather 2 and many people (myself included) think The Conversation is the best film of the three.
The film follows Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) one of the worlds best personal surveillance experts who fears that a couple that he was recently hired to spy on may be in danger. He struggles both internally and externally as he debates the morality of his profession.
Like Antonioni's Blow Up, The Conversation is a film that was inspired by Hitchcock's Rear Window and deals heavily with similar themes like privacy and solitude. Mise en scene is used heavily in the film to push these themes. Caul always seems to be stuck behind some sort of barrier or constrained by his nearly see through membrane looking trench coat.
Harry Caul is an interesting protagonist as he is a man who would crumble without his own personal sense of security. Which is highlighted by a scene where he looses it on a rival wiretapper who secretly mics him as a prank.
The Conversation is an interesting film that requires multiple viewings, and is a film that gets better with each viewing.
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