Throughout the Autumn, our spotlight shines on an icon of New Hollywood and beyond, the living legend that is Al Pacino. Guided by suggestions from Garden Cinema members, we’ve selected 18 titles that we believe encapsulate Pacino’s intensity, range, and charisma.
The screenings unfold broadly chronologically, commencing with the 1970s classics that showcase Pacino’s method acting style, and that played a crucial role in revitalising a flagging American film industry. The latter half of the season follows Pacino’s late 1980s hiatus from cinema. This mid-career work sees a mature Pacino exploring facets of powerful masculinity across a moral spectrum, which resonates with alternative conceptions from Female American filmmakers found in our concurrent Trailblazers season. Featuring enduring favourites, some lesser screened titles, and a few purely enjoyable treats, this is a cinematic offer that you would be wise not to refuse.
