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- 2016
- American Masters
- 1 h 43 m
- 2016
- American Masters
- 1 h 43 m
Summary Film legend Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) tells his own story in a never-before-seen interview shot in 2008. With candor, humor and grace, Lumet reveals what matters to him as an artist and as a human being.
Directed By: Nancy Buirski
Written By: Thane Rosenbaum
- 2016
- American Masters
- 1 h 43 m
- 2016
- American Masters
- 1 h 43 m
By Sidney Lumet
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Summary Film legend Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) tells his own story in a never-before-seen interview shot in 2008. With candor, humor and grace, Lumet reveals what matters to him as an artist and as a human being.
Directed By: Nancy Buirski
Written By: Thane Rosenbaum
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Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
66
67% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
33% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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As an introduction to a first-class director who shouldn’t require any introduction at all, By Sidney Lumet is a thoughtful and thought-provoking treat.
The movie is simply Lumet and his films, which turns out to be an astonishingly satisfying experience, because he’s an incredible talker, with the same earthy electric push that powers his work.
By Sidney Lumet won’t just make you want to revisit his works but reappreciate the role of a great director in cinema.
One of the achievements of Buirski’s absorbing documentary is that it allows Lumet to remind us, in his own voice, of the passion in his ostensible dispassion — the way he deftly subsumed self-expression within the brisk rhythms of his material and the superb performances of his actors.
Its strength lies in taking a thematic approach to Lumet's work, which prevents a chronological rattling off of one title after another.
By Sidney Lumet is less a true documentary and more a long, previously unseen interview given by the director three years before his death in 2011.
The late Sidney Lumet, a quintessential “actor’s director” who spent his entire life around the profession, is an engaging enough interviewee to qualify the documentary By Sidney Lumet as indifferently watchable.
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Production Company
American Masters,
Augusta Films,
Matador Content,
RatPac Documentary Films
Release Date Oct 7, 2016
Duration 1 h 43 m
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Tagline In a never-before-seen interview made a few years before his death, Sidney Lumet guides us through his life and work. Powerfully dramatic and wildly entertaining films such as Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, 12 Angry Men, and Network, are just part of the canon of one of the most socially conscious directors in the history of cinema. Peabody and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Nancy Buirski (Afternoon of a Faun, The Loving Story) presents an intimate portrait of Lumet. With his typical candor, humor and grace, he reveals what mattered to him as an artist and a human being.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
