Re:  *The Conversation*
I read an article written by someone who actually went to the trouble
of tape-recording the two utterances in question ("He'd KILL us if he
got the chance" vs. "He'd kill US if He got the chance") in order
to prove conclusively (!) that two different recordings are actually
used in the film.  I.e., it's not just a matter of the central character's
perspective--what Gerard Genette calls "focalization"--but rather of
the director controlling the audience's perception.
Perhaps this is less a question of reliability of narrators and more
a question of fans who identify so strongly with a film's characters
that they go around make tape recordings of videos in order to "spy"
on the director!
Sincerely,
Edward R. O'Neill
UCLA
 
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