| Sidney Lumet | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 25, 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Years active | 1939 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Rita Gam (1949-1954) Gloria Vanderbilt (1956-1963) Gail Jones (1963-1978) Mary Gimbel (1980-) |
Sidney Lumet (born June 25, 1924) is an Academy Award-winning American film director, with over 50 films to his name, including the critically acclaimed 12 Angry Men (1957), Serpico (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976) and The Verdict (1982), all of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Rita Gam (born April 2, 1928, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) a Golden Globe -nominated American film and television actress and documentary film maker Gloria Laura Madeleine Sophie Vanderbilt (born February 20, 1924 in New York City New York) is an American artist actress and socialite most Gail Lumet Buckley (born on December 21, 1937) is an American Author and the daughter of Lena Horne. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Serpico is a 1973 American Crime film directed by Sidney Lumet Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 American crime Drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Frank Pierson. Network is a 1976 New Hollywood drama film about a fictional Television network, Union Broadcasting System (UBS and its struggle The Verdict is a 1982 Feature film which tells the story of a down-on-his-luck alcoholic Lawyer who pushes a Medical malpractice "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. He won an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2005, for his "brilliant services to screenwriters, performers, and the art of the motion picture". "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.
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Biography
Personal life
Lumet was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Eugenia (née Wermus), an actress, and Baruch Lumet, a Yiddish theater actor, director, producer and writer. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Baruch Lumet (1898-1992 was a Jewish actor best known for his work in the Yiddish theater. Yiddish theatre consists of plays written and performed primarily by Jews in Yiddish, the language of the Eastern European Ashkenazi Jewish community [1] He was the former son-in-law of Lena Horne as he was married to her daughter, the journalist and author Gail Lumet Buckley (née Gail Jones). Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917) is an iconic American singer and Actress. Gail Lumet Buckley (born on December 21, 1937) is an American Author and the daughter of Lena Horne. The couple had two children before divorcing. He has also been married three other times, including once to Gloria Vanderbilt. Gloria Laura Madeleine Sophie Vanderbilt (born February 20, 1924 in New York City New York) is an American artist actress and socialite most [2]
Career
A graduate of the Professional Children's School, Lumet was an actor before he was a director. Professional Children's School is an independent day school enrolling 210 students in grades 6-12 Lumet made his stage debut at New York's Yiddish Art Theater at the age of four and acted in Yiddish theater and on Broadway into the 1950s. The City of New York Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located
Although known primarily for crime and legal dramas, Lumet also directed the lavish, all-star version of Agatha Christie's classic period mystery Murder on the Orient Express (1974). Murder on the Orient Express is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on His doomsday drama Fail-Safe (1964) starring Henry Fonda painted a frightening picture of how the world as we know it could end due to a single human error. Henry Jaynes Fonda ( May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American Academy Award -winning Film and And no film has been as scathing or satirical in its portrayal of television's influence on society as his much-admired and much-quoted Network (1976).
The first of his many stories about a man bucking the system was 1957's acclaimed drama 12 Angry Men, starring Fonda as a lone juror standing up for a seemingly guilty defendant. A court of law would be the center of numerous Lumet films to come, notably in The Verdict (1981), in which an alcoholic attorney played by Paul Newman finds one final chance for redemption. The Verdict is a 1982 Feature film which tells the story of a down-on-his-luck alcoholic Lawyer who pushes a Medical malpractice Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award
The director's powerful drama The Pawnbroker, featuring an Academy Award-nominated performance by Rod Steiger as a Holocaust survivor living in New York, became one of the most critically honored films of 1964. The Pawnbroker is a novel by Edward Lewis Wallant which tells the story of Sol Nazerman a concentration camp survivor who suffers flashbacks Rod Steiger ( April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American Academy Award -winning Actor known for his
Al Pacino also earned Oscar nominations starring for Lumet in two extremely popular and well-reviewed pictures, Serpico (1973), the true story of a New York police officer's dangerous life undercover, and Dog Day Afternoon (1975), based on a real-life Brooklyn bank robbery that went spectacularly wrong. Alfredo James “Al” Pacino (born April 25 1940 is an Academy - BAFTA - Golden Globe - Emmy - & Screen Actors Guild Award-Winning Serpico is a 1973 American Crime film directed by Sidney Lumet Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 American crime Drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Frank Pierson.
In a radical departure from urban drama, Lumet tried his hand at a musical with The Wiz (1978), starring Diana Ross as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow in a modernized version of "The Wizard of Oz. The Wiz is a 1975 Broadway musical, based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman " The film was neither a financial nor a critical success.
Well into his 80s, Lumet continues to be active in the film industry. At a press conference following a New York Film Festival press screening of his 2007 film, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Lumet announced his intention to shoot all future projects on HD instead of film, and predicted that celluloid would be abandoned by most of the industry within five years. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is a 2007 film written by Kelly Masterson and directed by Sidney Lumet. [3]
In the 2002 Sight and Sound Directors' poll, Lumet revealed his top-ten films: The Best Years of Our Lives, Fanny and Alexander, The Godfather, The Grapes of Wrath, Intolerance, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Ran, Roma, Singin' in the Rain, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. [4]
In 1970, Lumet said, “If you’re a director, then you’ve got to direct…. I don’t believe that you should sit back and wait until circumstances are perfect before you and it’s all gorgeous and marvelous…. I never did a picture because I was hungry…. Every picture I did was an active, believable, passionate wish. Every picture I did I wanted to do…. I’m having a good time. ”
Lumet, in a statement posted on IMDB, said, “If I don't have a script I adore, I do one I like. If I don't have one I like, I do one that has an actor I like or that presents some technical challenge.
Lumet has been directing since 1953, earning his chops the same time television was, doing shows like Danger, I Remember Mama and You Are There. He would move on to direct about 200 teleplays for Playhouse 90, Studio One, and Kraft Television Theater—the “Golden Age of Television”--establishing himself as one of the most prolific and talented directors of the small screen, specializing in intimate, intense, character driven, social realist dramas. Directing in black and white on a low budget, he capitalized on close-ups and medium shots on constricted sets to forge an intense, intimate mise en scene which would become his visual signature, and which would serve him exquisitely well in his brilliant film career.
Directing small-scale also compelled Lumet to work closely with his actors exploiting rehearsals to prepare them for rapid production. Lumet, because of these factors, is often accused of working carelessly. Nonetheless he has garnered five Academy Award nominations for Best Director. Ethan Hawke, on a recent Charlie Rose show, cited Lumet as one of the few directors he has worked with who understands an actor’s process and language. Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6 1970 is an American Actor, Writer and Film director. Charlie Rose (born Charles Peete Rose Jr, on January 5, 1942) is an American TV interviewer and journalist
They portray Lumet protagonists whose passion and intensity threaten to devour them. They could be difficult, driven by an unyielding superego, like his Frank Serpico, whose incorruptibility and disgust with police practices unleashed a mayoral investigation into police corruption. Sometimes they are already devoured when we first meet them, as in Dog Day Afternoon where the Pacino character is, this time, a desperate man willing to rob a bank in broad daylight to get his ex-boyfriend a sex change operation.
The crime epic Prince of the City (1981) is to some Lumet’s masterpiece. Prince of the City is a 1981 film about an NYPD officer who chooses to expose corruption
How criminal justice operates, not only in New York, has strongly influenced Lumet's films, in his many courtroom dramas but also in such diverse motion pictures as The Hill (1965) or The Offence (1973). )
Another of Lumet's signature storyline preoccupations presents itself in Before the Devil Knows Your Dead (2007): how children inadvertently or deliberately become burdened by the aspirations of their parents. From Lumet’s first masterpiece, his film adaptation of O’Neill’s "Long Day’s Journey Into Night" (1962) through Running on Empty (1988) and Family Business (1989) the wounds caused by family dysfunctions leave permanent scars for Lumet’s protagonists. A family business is a business in which one or more members of one or more families have a significant ownership interest and significant commitments toward the business’ overall well-being
Dana Stevens, in her review for Slate of "Before the Devil Knows Your Dead," applauded the “claustrophobic suspense and deep compassion for its characters—abject, grasping everymen who truly believe they're only one act of violence away from everything they've ever wanted. ”
Sidney Lumet has authored a book titled Making Movies which is highly regarded as an excellent introduction to the art and technique of movie-making. The book also gives an insider's account of the trials and tribulations a director has to undergo in the movie seeing the light of day.
Filmography
References
- ^ Sidney Lumet Biography (1924-)
- ^ Sidney Lumet biography on AMCTV. The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William This page is about the film For Rory Gallagher 's album of the same name see Stage Struck Stage Struck is a 1958 The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film That Kind of Woman is a 1959 American Drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, who was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at the The Fugitive Kind is a 1959 American Drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière A View from the Bridge is a play by Arthur Miller originally produced as a one-act Verse drama on Broadway in 1955 The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr Long Day's Journey Into Night is a 1962 film adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The Pawnbroker is a novel by Edward Lewis Wallant which tells the story of Sol Nazerman a concentration camp survivor who suffers flashbacks Fail-Safe is a 1964 film directed by Sidney Lumet, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Eugene Burdick and Harvey The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The Hill is a 1965 film set in a British army prison in North Africa in World War II. The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on The Group ( 1966) is an ensemble film directed by Sidney Lumet based on the novel of the same name by Mary McCarthy about a group of female The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The Deadly Affair is a 1966 British espionage - Thriller film, based on the story Call for the Dead, by The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter Bye Bye Braverman is a 1968 American Comedy film directed by Sidney Lumet. The Sea Gull is a 1968 British / American Drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support The Appointment is a 1969 Psychological Drama from director Sidney Lumet and writer James Salter, based on the story The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian King a Filmed Record Montgomery To Memphis is a 1970 Documentary film biography of Doctor Martin Luther King Jr Last of the Mobile Hot Shots is a 1970 American Drama film released by Warner Brothers. The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The Anderson Tapes is a 1971 Crime film. It was directed by Sidney Lumet and stars Sean Connery, Martin Balsam and Dyan Cannon The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U For other meanings see Child's Play. Child's Play is a 1972 American drama - Mystery film directed The Offence is a 1972 Drama film based upon the acclaimed 1968 stage play This story of yours by John Hopkins, directed by Sydney The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second Serpico is a 1973 American Crime film directed by Sidney Lumet The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released Lovin' Molly is a 1974 drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Anthony Perkins, Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner in Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 feature film directed by Sidney Lumet and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 American crime Drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Frank Pierson. The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' Network is a 1976 New Hollywood drama film about a fictional Television network, Union Broadcasting System (UBS and its struggle The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway Equus is a 1977 film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Richard Burton. The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The Wiz is a 1978 American Musical film produced by Motown Productions and Universal Pictures, and released by Universal on October The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Just Tell Me What You Want is a 1980 American Comedy film directed by Sidney Lumet. Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Prince of the City is a 1981 film about an NYPD officer who chooses to expose corruption Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E The Verdict is a 1982 Feature film which tells the story of a down-on-his-luck alcoholic Lawyer who pushes a Medical malpractice Deathtrap is a 1982 Thriller film. It is based on Ira Levin 's play of the same name. Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Daniel is a 1983 film which was adapted by E L Doctorow from his novel The Book of Daniel. Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Garbo Talks is a 1984 film directed by Sidney Lumet. The movie stars Anne Bancroft as a terminally ill woman who asks her son Gilbert Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Power is a 1986 American Drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. The Morning After is a 1986 film which tells the story of an alcoholic woman who wakes up after a long drinking bout to find a murdered man in the bed next Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Running on Empty is a 1988 film featuring River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti, and Martha Plimpton and directed Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Family Business is a 1989 film drama directed by Sidney Lumet with a Screenplay by Vincent Patrick, based on his novel The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for Q & A is a 1990 crime film co-written and directed by Sidney Lumet, about a young assistant district attorney named Aloysius "Al" Francis The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages A Stranger Among Us is a movie directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Melanie Griffith, released in 1992 The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Guilty as Sin is a 1993 film directed by Sidney Lumet. It stars Don Johnson and Rebecca De Mornay, and was produced by Hollywood Pictures The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Night Falls On Manhattan is a 1997 film written and directed by Sidney Lumet, about a newly appointed DA who is eager to stamp out corruption within the The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place Strip Search is a film made for the HBO network first aired in April 27, 2004 at 930 P The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Find Me Guilty is a 2006 Comedy - Drama based on the longest Mafia trial in American history 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is a 2007 film written by Kelly Masterson and directed by Sidney Lumet. com. Accessed August 30, 2006.
- ^ "NYFF: Sidney Lumet Joins The Death to Celluloid Brigade"
- ^ "BFI: How the directors and critics voted"
External links
- Sidney Lumet at the Internet Movie Database
- Sidney Lumet at the Internet Broadway Database
- FilmForce profile
- A serious voice in American Cinema
- FilmStew interview
- On the digital revolution NYFF07
- Fresh Air interview from 2006 (audio)
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Miloš Forman for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
Golden Globe Award for Best Director 1976 for Network |
Succeeded by Herbert Ross for The Turning Point |
| Preceded by Blake Edwards |
Academy Honorary Award 2005 |
Succeeded by Robert Altman |
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