SIDNEY LUMET
(1924-2011), American



"Although Sidney Lumet has applied his talents to a variety of genres (drama, comedy, satire, caper, romance, and even a musical), he has proven himself most comfortable and effective as a director of serious psychodramas and was most vulnerable when attempting light entertainments. His Academy Award nominations, for example, have all been for character studies of men in crisis, from his first film, Twelve Angry Men, to The Verdict."
- International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers

"Repression and its explosive effects have been explored by Lumet. He makes social statements in comedies and dramas that are unusually tense and pulsating."
- The Film Buff's Catalog

FILMOGRAPHY
1957 12 Angry Men
1958 Stage Struck
1959 That Kind of Women
1959 The Fugitive Kind
1961 A View From the Bridge
1962 A Long Day's Journey Into Night
1964 The Pawnbroker
1964 Fail-Safe
1965 The Hill
1966 The Group
1967 The Deadly Affair
1968 Bye Bye Braverman
1968 The Seagull
1969 The Appointment
1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
1971 The Anderson Tapes
1972 Child's Play
1972 The Offence
1973 Serpico
1974 Lovin' Molly
1974 Murder on the Orient Express
1975 Dog Day Afternoon
1976 Network
1977 Equus
1978 The Wiz
1980 Just Tell Me What You Want
1981 Prince of the City
1982 Deathrap
1982 The Verdict
1983 Daniel
1984 Garbo Talks
1986 Power
1986 The Morning After
1988 Running on Empty
1989 Family Business
1990 Q & A
1992 A Stranger Among Us
1993 Guilty as Sin
1997 Night Falls on Manhattan
1997 Critical Care
1999 Gloria
2004 Strip Search
2006 Find Me Guilty
2007 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Not very familiar with this guy. But all I've seen by him is excellent, tho what I've seen is actually his most acclaimed work. 12 Angry Men is my favorite, probably on my top 20 all time. And one of the reasons that I have to love Al Pacino is Dog Day Afternoon, a BIG reason.

So I'll see some more in the future. I guess The Pawnbroker is the next on my list.

What does it mean when a film is orange and in italics?

That was supposed to be just red.

Oh ok.

i need to see more. ive only watched two, and one (Dog Day Afternoon) is one of my top 20 favorite movies and the other (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead) was top 4 of 2007 for me and extremely under-appreciated.

I find it kind of shocking that you haven't seen the red films. I'd say pretty much every one features a career performance of at least one of the stars (except Serpico, because Pacino's best performance is in DDA obviously).

i know, especially since The Verdict has one of my ten favorite actors in it and Serpico is supposed to be top 5 for Pacino, who is also among my ten favorite. idk, part of it is a couple of those are courtroom dramas and i just never get interested in that setting.

I hate courtroom dramas. Except when Lumet does them.

Man, the first time you watch 12 Angry Men and Network will rule. I'm kinda envious.

12 angry men and serpico > DDA imo

Network
DDA
Serpico
12 Angry Men (all top tier)
his last decade or so has been very inconsistent though.

And Q&A is a guilty pleasure type film...nolte is great in it !!

Oh no! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13025258