Sidney lumet - In memory

Last Saturday, the 9^th April 2011, Sidney Lumet, one of the greatest of all American Film makers passed away. He was 86. In the year 2005, the Academy of Motion pictures gave Sidney Lumet a life time achievement award and three years later, he made his last and regarded by many as his most outstanding film – “Before the Devil knows you are dead”. His first film – “12 angry men” is also regarded as one of the best ever made… so, that should sum up a career, where he has made more great pictures than some directors have made just pictures itself. In 1996 he wrote a book called “making movies” any upcoming film maker, if need to chose one book for studying film, make it this one. Its just beautiful written and like his movies very precise and right to the point. It’s all about work.

I am a big fan of Sidney Lumet ever since I saw “The Verdict” and then have chosen to see lot of his movies.

I write this in tribute to a great film maker and about whom our own press didn’t give much space for. Infact, rediff movies and yahoo movies have not even mentioned anything. Any young film maker reading this, please take this man’s filmography as something to follow for life.

I would very much recommend few of them…

“12 angry men”, The Anderson Tapes, Network, dog Day afternoon, Child’s play, The Verdict, Serpico, before the devil knows you are dead…

There are two sites, where one can see a small interview of Sidney Lumet… probably his last… quite late in life, much after he made “before the devil knows you are dead”.

http://mutinycompany.com/lumet.html

http://mutinycompany.com/spec/lumet.mov

May his soul rest in peace…

Regards

Suraj

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