Israeli-American film editor and director
Saar Klein |
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Born | 1967 (age 56–57)
Jerusalem, Israel |
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Nationality | Israeli-American |
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Occupation(s) | Film editor, film director |
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Saar Klein (Hebrew: סער קליין; born 1967) is an Israeli-American film editor and director, who has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Film Editing for The Thin Red Line and for Almost Famous, and who received an ACE Eddie Award for editing the latter one.
Early life
Klein was born in Jerusalem, Israel, to a family of Jewish descent. He immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of 9. In 1989, Klein received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.[1][2]
Career
Klein was offered an internship with editor Joe Hutshing on the film JFK (directed by Oliver Stone-1991); his first editing credit (as an apprentice to editors David Brenner and Sally Menke) was for the 1993 film Heaven & Earth (directed by Oliver Stone).[3] The Thin Red Line, which was nominated for an editing Academy Award, was only his second credit as an editor. Klein shared this credit with Leslie Jones and Billy Weber; the film was directed by Terrence Malick. Klein and Joe Hutshing co-edited Almost Famous (2000), which was directed by Cameron Crowe.
Klein edited The Bourne Identity (directed by Doug Liman - 2002), which was the first in the series of films based on the novels of Robert Ludlum. Christopher Rouse, who worked as an additional editor on The Bourne Identity, edited the subsequent films that were directed by Paul Greengrass. Klein subsequently co-edited The New World (2005) (again with director Terrence Malick); Malick's films have typically used several editors. Klein recently edited Jumper (2008) (with director Doug Liman).
Klein has written and directed two short films, Nouveau Riche No. 11 and Nouveau Riche No. 34, which have been shown at several film festivals.[2]
His directorial debut film After the Fall premiered in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014.[4]
Filmography
Editorial department Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
1991 | JFK | Oliver Stone | Post-production intern | First collaboration with Oliver Stone |
1993 | Heaven & Earth | Apprentice editor | Second collaboration with Oliver Stone |
1994 | The River Wild | Curtis Hanson | |
1995 | The Cure | Peter Horton | Associate editor | |
1997 | U Turn | Oliver Stone | Additional editor | Third collaboration with Oliver Stone |
2006 | The Elephant King | Seth Grossman | Supervising editor | |
2008 | Cadillac Records | Darnell Martin | Additional editor | |
2010 | Fair Game | Doug Liman | Third collaboration with Doug Liman |
2011 | Butter | Jim Field Smith | |
2017 | American Made | Doug Liman | Fourth collaboration with Doug Liman |
Actor Year | Film | Director | Role |
1994 | Floundering | Peter McCarthy | News Anchor |
Additional crew Year | Film | Director | Role |
2014 | Red Knot | Scott Cohen | Story consultant |
Camera and electrical department Year | Film | Director | Role |
1994 | Floundering | Peter McCarthy | Additional camera assistant |
Director Year | Film |
2014 | After the Fall |
Thanks Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
2009 | The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations | Seth Grossman | The filmmakers would like to thank |
2011 | The Tree of Life | Terrence Malick | Special thanks | Third collaboration with Terrence Malick |
2020 | The Quarry | Scott Teems | |
2021 | Chaos Walking | Doug Liman | Sixth collaboration with Doug Liman |
2023 | Nyad | | |
Writer Year | Film |
2014 | After the Fall |
- Documentaries
Thanks Year | Film | Director | Role |
2023 | American Symphony | Matthew Heineman | Special thanks |
- Shorts
Thanks Year | Film | Director | Role |
2012 | Bored Games | Jonathan Fischer | Additional acknowledgments |
- TV movies
Editor Year | Film | Director |
1995 | P.C.H. | Nelson McCormick |
Editorial department Year | Film | Director | Role |
1997 | Sub Down | Gregg Champion | Additional editor |
- TV series
Accolades
References
- ^ Promotional materials for the film Jumper distributed by 20th Century Fox. The materials were posted to the web at http://upperrogue.bestredyp.com/movie.html?browse=info&show=45702; retrieved April 23, 2008.
- ^ a b Biographical materials Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine posted to the web by Skouras, Ltd.; Klein is one of the firm's clients. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
- ^ Wood, Jennifer M. (February 3, 2007). "The Power of Positive Friction: A Conversation with Editor Saar Klein". MovieMaker. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ "Panorama 2014: First Films". berlinale. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
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