CULT MOVIE OF THE DAY(20-12-2009).DOG DAY AFTERNOON(1975)

Pacino  and Cazale star as Sonny and Sal,holding up a bank to pay for Sonny's lover's(Sarandon in his debut film)sex change operation.What should be a simple heist turns into a media frenzy with the pair holed up whith the bank clerks and customers while the media delve into their private lives and humiliate the inept police force.The clever absence of any musical score gives the film its claustrophobic feel.Brilliant perfomances by Pacino(note the phone conversation he has with Sarandon)and Penny Allen as one of the frazzled bank staff.Cazale is just as good,reminding you of what a loss his early death(from bone cancer)in 1979 really was.
Director:Sidmey Lumet Cast:Al Pacino,John Cazale,Chris Sarandon.

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