A promotional short film that captures the great director Sidney Lumet while shooting his classic film "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975). In this short, we get to see the director's efforts in coordinating cast and crew in elaborated and complicated sequences while recreating a real life story to the screen.

A promotional short film that captures the great director Sidney Lumet while shooting his classic film "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975). In this short, we get to see the director's efforts in coordinating cast and crew in elaborated and complicated sequences while recreating a real life story to the screen.

这次抢劫银行的行动本应在10分钟内完成，怎料……4小时后，劫案现场热闹得象个游乐场……8小时后，变成最热门的实况转播节目……12小时后，这已经是一起历史性事件了……别怀疑，这一切都是真的。故事发生在纽约布鲁克林区一个炎热的午后，天性乐观却穷困潦倒的萨尼（艾尔·帕西诺饰）带着同伴萨尔（约翰·卡扎雷饰）一起去抢劫银行。一场灾难不可避免地发生了……警察、围观群众、电视台的采访队甚至披萨店的外卖员将他们团团包围，一场“精心策划”的抢劫行动转眼就成了娱乐大众的杂耍节目。

本该是10分钟完成的银行抢劫犯罪，却变成了12小时的拉锯战。桑尼（阿尔·帕西诺 饰）算是美国历史上最倒霉的银行抢劫犯了。一个盛夏的下午，桑尼与同伴塞勒（约翰·卡扎雷 饰）闯入纽约市布鲁克林银行，准备实施抢劫。怎奈银行刚刚完成交易，金库内根本没有现钱。倒霉的桑尼与塞勒转而劫持人质，与警方对峙提出要求。但4小时后，劫案现场被围观群众和手忙脚乱的警察弄得像游乐园一样热闹...

小齐是一个六岁的小女孩，因为父亲在中国深圳工作，很少回家，所以她常年与母亲的原生家庭生活在一起。在20世纪末一个炎热的中午，她看着大人们的身影像影子一样在她眼前忽隐忽现。

小齐是一个六岁的小女孩，因为父亲在中国深圳工作，很少回家，所以她常年与母亲的原生家庭生活在一起。在20世纪末一个炎热的中午，她看着大人们的身影像影子一样在她眼前忽隐忽现。

某电影摄制组正进行拍摄，主创人员却出现意见分歧，导演盖寓向编剧默默求助，请她修改剧本。默默告诉盖寓，剧本虽经领导通过，但反映的却不是真实生活。两人又陷入苦闷中。外面是炎炎夏日，摄影棚里却在赶拍一场发生在隆冬的戏。著名女演员舒华白天辛苦拍戏，回到久别的家中看到房间里乱作一团，不禁失神。摄制组与宾馆达成一项协议，宾馆提供场地拍戏，然后借电影扬名，双方均能从合作中获益。但因拍摄延期，宾馆方面表示不满。制片主任东求西告，想办法让摄制工作不突破预算，维持摄制组的正常运转；舒华为使拍摄顺利，不得不“走穴”挣钱，却在演出传统节目时被观众嘲笑；默默想使剧本揭示出生活的真谛与盖寓在一起苦苦探讨。电影终于拍完了，每个人又重新回到自己的生活中。

A maths teacher acquires the power to travel into movies to save the woman of his dreams and bring her back to her correct film.

In BY SIDNEY LUMET, film legend Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) tells his own story in a never-before-seen interview shot in 2008 produced by the late filmmaker Daniel Anker. With candor, humor and grace, Lumet reveals what matters to him as an artist and as a human being. The documentary film features clips from Lumet's films - 44 films made in 50 years - including 12 ANGRY MEN (1957), THE FUGITIVE KIND (1960), SERPICO (1973), DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975), THE VERDICT (1982), to name only a very few. Filmmaker Nancy Buirski (Afternoon of a Faun, The Loving Story) combines these elements to create a portrait of the work and life of one of the most accomplished and influential directors in the history of cinema. BY SIDNEY LUMET illustrates the spiritual and ethical lessons at the core of his work. First and foremost a storyteller, Lumet's strongly moral tales capture the dilemmas and concerns of a society struggling with essentials: how does one behave to others and to oneself?

1951年好莱坞，一切带有左翼观点的电影都深受“麦卡锡事件”影响，被列入所谓的黑名单中，众多无辜的电影人被迫害。刚入行的电影编剧彼得·阿普尔顿（金·凯瑞 饰）本是好莱坞一位才华横溢的青年剧作家，可生不逢时的他因为一次在大学时的无心之举也被政府列入黑名单之中。然而他的噩梦并没有结束，失业失恋的彼得在一次车祸中失去了所有的记忆。当彼得被好心人救起，带到一座名叫朗森的小镇时，小镇居民都把他误认成九年前在二战中牺牲的鲁克...