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Mark Jonathan Harris (written by)
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Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Kathy Bates ... Narrator (voice)
Zach Staenberg ... Himself

Jodie Foster ... Herself
Michael Tronick ... Himself

Anthony Minghella ... Himself

Sean Penn ... Himself
Walter Murch ... Himself

Martin Scorsese ... Himself

Rob Cohen ... Himself

Quentin Tarantino ... Himself

Steven Spielberg ... Himself

James Cameron ... Himself
Antony Gibbs ... Himself
Mark Goldblatt ... Himself
Sally Menke ... Herself
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USA:98 min | Spain:54 min (TV version)
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This documentary is featured on the Two-Disc Special Edition DVD for Bullitt (1968), released in 2005. more
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Features Schindler's List (1993) more

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first rate documentary, 14 January 2005
Author: mgoodwin88 from United States

This is a first-rate job of work, one of the best documentaries on film-making that I've ever seen, opening up the fascinating world of film editing by letting great editors and directors speak to us directly about the mysteries of film cutting--supported by illuminating examples drawn from real films. I can't praise too highly the thoughtful choice of speakers, from Thelma to Dede to Walter Murch and on down the line. Nice to see director Joe Dante too. I was particularly pleased at the inclusion of early film editing examples, such as Dziga Vertov's Man With a Movie Camera and, of course, the down-the-stairs sequence from Potemkin. (The film includes a few sequences from later films that echo the Potemkin sequence, but I bet there's at least five examples they missed!) Bravo! Michael Goodwin

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