Al Pacino film series, Day 2

The Olimpo’s Al Pacino film series continues with these major 1970s classics, both presented in English with Spanish subtitles.

5 p.m.
The Godfather II (1972)
This American crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola is generally considered the best of the Godfather trilogy.  Both sequel and prequel to The Godfather, the film presents parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone (Pacino), the new Don of the Corleone crime family; the prequel covers the journey of his father, Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro), from his Sicilian childhood to the founding of his family enterprise in New York City.

8 p.m.
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
When inexperienced criminal Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) leads a bank robbery in Brooklyn, things quickly go wrong, and a hostage situation develops. As Sonny and his accomplice, Sal Naturile (John Cazale), try desperately to remain in control, a media circus develops and the FBI arrives, creating even more tension. Gradually, Sonny’s surprising motivations behind the robbery are revealed, and his standoff with law enforcement moves toward its inevitable end. Directed by Sidney Lumet.