Al Pacino in "Kramer vs. Kramer"—a role that Pacino had declined. During the 1970s, Pacino had four Oscar nominations for Best Actor, for his performances in "Serpico", "The Godfather Part II", "Dog Day Afternoon", and "...And Justice for All". Pacino's career slumped in the early 1980s; his appearances in the controversial "Cruising", a film that provoked protests from New York's gay community, and the comedy-drama "Author! Author!", were critically panned. However, his performance in "Scarface" (1983), directed by Brian De Palma, proved to be a career highlight and a defining role. Upon its initial release, the film was critically panned due to
My Friend Lefterakis My Friend Lefterakis O filos mou o Lefterakis (Greek: , Alternate translations: "My Friend, Lefterakis" or "Lefterakis, My Friend") is a 1964 Greek comedy film starring Dinos Iliopoulos, Kostas Voutsas and Maro Kontou. Thodoros (Dinos Iliopoulos) is an affluent civil engineer married to Fofo (Maro Kontou). Thodoros has "invented" an out-of-town friend, Lefterakis, who conveniently happens to be in Athens every time Thodoros wants to have a night out with his mistress. One evening, while in the middle of a card game with his friend Thanassis (Giorgos Konstantinou), he starts explaining his scam to him. However, they are interrupted by