Sidney Lumet Film and Literary Vision Author:Frank Cunningham Makes a strong case for a filmmaker whose considerable talents have too often been taken for granted. Lumet could not have asked for a more perceptive advocate.Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television A competent and richly observed . . . pioneering full-length study. There is something pleasantly old-fashioned ... more »in Cunninghams auteurist approach.Film Quarterly Since 1957 Sidney Lumet has deepened audiences awareness of social, ethical, and feminist issues through such distinguished films as 12 Angry Men, The Verdict, Running on Empty, and Critical Care. Especially praised for his literary adaptationsincluding Long Days Journey into Night and Murder on the Orient ExpressLumet has also directed such trenchant urban films as Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, and Network. In this new edition Frank Cunningham expands his analysis of Lumets earlier films and examines his most recent work, from A Stranger Among Us (1992) to Gloria (1999).« less