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This Month a Century Ago: Prince of the City—Sidney Lumet Was Born

Prince of the City - Sidney Lumet was BornJoin the 53rd Street Library for the latest installment of This Month a Century Ago as they celebrate the centenary of American film director Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men, The Pawnbroker, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, and many others).

Widely regarded as a master of cinema with extensive technical knowledge and a skill for getting first-rate performances from his actors, Sidney Lumet shot most of his films in his native New York.  This exclusive program pairs Sidney Lumet biographer Maura Spiegel with Dana Polan, Martin Scorsese Professor of Cinema Studies at NYU and Department Chair, to discuss the filmmaker, his career, and his city. Together they will explore his canon of work, tracing his connections to New York from theater to television and film, as well as his career-long focus on the working class and social injustices.

Doors will open 30 minutes before the program begins. For free events, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. Priority will be given to those who have registered in advance, but registration does not guarantee admission. All registered seats are released shortly before start time, and seats may become available at that time. A standby line will form shortly before the program.

About the Presenters:

Maura Spiegel is the author of Sidney Lumet: A Life (St. Martin’s Press). She has been teaching fiction and film at Columbia University for more than 20 years.  She is Co-Director of the Division of Narrative Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where she teaches film to first-year medical students.  She Co-Authored The Grim Reader: Writings on Death, Dying and Living On (Anchor/Doubleday), The Breast Book: An Intimate and Curious History (Workman), and The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine (Oxford University Press).

Dana Polan is Martin Scorsese Professor of Cinema Studies at NYU and Department Chair. He is the author of 11 books in cinema and media studies, including the forthcoming Close Encounters of the Third Kind in the British Film Institute’s Film Classics series.











When: Tue., Jun. 25, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Where: 53rd Street Library
18 W. 53rd St.
212-714-8400
Price: Free
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Prince of the City - Sidney Lumet was BornJoin the 53rd Street Library for the latest installment of This Month a Century Ago as they celebrate the centenary of American film director Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men, The Pawnbroker, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, The Verdict, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, and many others).

Widely regarded as a master of cinema with extensive technical knowledge and a skill for getting first-rate performances from his actors, Sidney Lumet shot most of his films in his native New York.  This exclusive program pairs Sidney Lumet biographer Maura Spiegel with Dana Polan, Martin Scorsese Professor of Cinema Studies at NYU and Department Chair, to discuss the filmmaker, his career, and his city. Together they will explore his canon of work, tracing his connections to New York from theater to television and film, as well as his career-long focus on the working class and social injustices.

Doors will open 30 minutes before the program begins. For free events, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. Priority will be given to those who have registered in advance, but registration does not guarantee admission. All registered seats are released shortly before start time, and seats may become available at that time. A standby line will form shortly before the program.

About the Presenters:

Maura Spiegel is the author of Sidney Lumet: A Life (St. Martin’s Press). She has been teaching fiction and film at Columbia University for more than 20 years.  She is Co-Director of the Division of Narrative Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where she teaches film to first-year medical students.  She Co-Authored The Grim Reader: Writings on Death, Dying and Living On (Anchor/Doubleday), The Breast Book: An Intimate and Curious History (Workman), and The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine (Oxford University Press).

Dana Polan is Martin Scorsese Professor of Cinema Studies at NYU and Department Chair. He is the author of 11 books in cinema and media studies, including the forthcoming Close Encounters of the Third Kind in the British Film Institute’s Film Classics series.

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