"A King Listens" and The Conversation take as their central protagonist(s) a character who is consumed and defined by his listening. Select either the "King" or Harry Caul, and think about how their listening is represented.
What are these characters like?
What is the context for their listening?
What is their relationship to their soundscape?
What mode(s) of listening do they employ within it?
What point(s) do you think the author or filmmaker is trying to make by incorporating the act of listening as a central theme?
Can you connect the depiction of listening to theories we've covered? The audiovisual litany? Plato's Republic? Homer's Odyssey?
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