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is its own self-contained story. And, as the
only sequel to ever win the Oscar for Best
Picture, it could arguably be a better film
than the original that inspired it. The characters and actions certainly have a built-in
weight carried across from Part I, but I
would bet that a person who has magically
remained untouched by the cultural phenomenon of this series could watch Part II
without ever seeing what precedes it, and
they would be thoroughly engrossed and
gobsmacked by this shattering narrative of
family darkness and corrosive power.
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The Conversation (113 min)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974
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