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Sidney Arthur Lumet (/ l uː ˈ m ɛ t / loo-MET; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to film where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York dramas which focused on the working class, tackled social injustices, and often questioned authority.
Sidney Lumet was a master of cinema, best known for his technical knowledge and his skill at getting first-rate performances from his actors -- and for shooting most of his films in his beloved New York. He made over 40 movies, often complex and emotional, but seldom overly sentimental.
3 days ago · Dog Day Afternoon is an ideal intro to Lumet’s New York, a location the Manhattanite filmmaker explored to its fullest throughout his career, though never with a more pungent sense of the place. The film’s scope is wider than the city, however. Social concerns powered Lumet, and mid-1970s America gave the director ample fuel: Dog Day ...
Sidney Lumet was a master of cinema, best known for his technical knowledge and his skill at getting first-rate performances from his actors -- and for shooting most of his films in his beloved New York. He made over 40 movies, often complex and emotional, but seldom overly sentimental.
2 days ago · Lumet was born a century ago on June 25 to Yiddish theater actor. And Lumet quickly followed in their footsteps; he quite literally was a Broadway baby making his Great White Way debut in 1935’s ...
5 days ago · Director Sidney Lumet circa 1973. Photo: Santi Visalli/Getty Images If an essential quality of great art is timelessness, Hollywood movies on contemporary social issues have a checkered history.
5 days ago · Sidney Lumet, American director who was noted for his psychological dramas, which typically featured characters wrestling with moral or emotional conflicts involving betrayal, corruption, or disillusionment. He was also known for eliciting strong performances from his cast members.
