Cinema Quiz: If You Score 8/8, You Deserve an Oscar!

Arte is rebroadcasting tonight one of the peaks of director Brian De Palma, "Carlito's Way," featuring star Al Pacino. This is an opportunity to revisit the career of this immense actor through eight films in this dedicated quiz.

For six decades, Al Pacino, 86 years old, has delighted us with his dramatic art, with a career marked by films that have made a significant impact on cinema history, such as Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy, Brian De Palma's Scarface, and Michael Mann's Heat.

Tonight, Arte is rebroadcasting Carlito's Way, released in 1993, in which Al Pacino shares the screen with Sean Penn and Penelope Ann Miller. This is a chance to present a new quiz on one of Hollywood's last legends, with eight of his films to recognize using just one image. Before you dive in, here are some behind-the-scenes secrets about the film directed by Brian De Palma.

DID YOU KNOW?

Avoiding Confusion
Carlito's Way is adapted from the novel After Hours written by Edwin Torres. However, to avoid confusion with Martin Scorsese's film, Brian De Palma's feature took the title of Torres's first novel focused on the rise of criminal Carlos Brigante (which takes place before the film).

Common Point
The exterior of the hospital where Al Pacino's character visits the lawyer played by Sean Penn is the same as the one featured in The Godfather, where Vito Corleone is hospitalized.

Rejection
Brian De Palma initially considered Alison Doody, known from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, as the first choice for the character of Gail Alison. However, the actress declined the offer due to the nude dance sequence.

McKenzie and Ferrara Considered
John McKenzie and Abel Ferrara were each considered for the director's position before Brian De Palma. The latter was initially reluctant to make another film about a Latino gangster after Scarface, but ultimately he liked the script.