Saar Klein
{{Short description|Israeli-American film editor and director}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Saar Klein
| birth_place = Jerusalem, Israel
| nationality = Israeli-American
| native_name = סער קליין
| native_name_lang = he
| birth_date = {{bya|1967}}
| occupation = Film editor, film director
}}
Saar Klein ({{langx|he|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.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.[http://www.skouras.com/editors/klein/resume.html Biographical materials] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823100936/http://www.skouras.com/editors/klein/resume.html |date=2007-08-23 }} posted to the web by Skouras, Ltd.; Klein is one of the firm's clients. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
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).{{cite journal |last=Wood |first=Jennifer M. |title=The Power of Positive Friction: A Conversation with Editor Saar Klein |journal=MovieMaker |date=February 3, 2007 |url=http://www.moviemaker.com/editing/article/the_power_of_positive_friction_2768/ |access-date=2008-09-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909202720/http://www.moviemaker.com/editing/article/the_power_of_positive_friction_2768/ |archive-date=September 9, 2012 }} 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.
His directorial debut film After the Fall premiered in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_20692.html |title=Panorama 2014: First Films |access-date=2014-01-01 |work=berlinale}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+ Editor |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Notes |
|---|
| 1996
| For Which He Stands | |
| rowspan=2| 1998
| |
| The Thin Red Line
|First collaboration with Terrence Malick |
| 2000
| |
| 2002
|First collaboration with Doug Liman |
| 2005
|Terrence Malick |Second collaboration with Terrence Malick |
| 2008
| Jumper |Doug Liman |Second collaboration with Doug Liman |
| 2009
| Fighting | |
| 2014
|Himself | |
| 2018
| Burden |Andrew Heckler | |
| 2019
| |
| 2021
|Doug Liman |Fifth collaboration with Doug Liman |
| 2023
| |
| 2024
|Doug Liman |Seventh collaboration with Doug Liman |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Editorial department |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1991
| JFK |rowspan=2| Oliver Stone |Post-production intern |First collaboration with Oliver Stone |
| 1993
|rowspan=2| Apprentice editor |Second collaboration with Oliver Stone |
| 1994
| |
| 1995
| The Cure |Associate editor | |
| 1997
| U Turn |Oliver Stone |Additional editor |Third collaboration with Oliver Stone |
| 2006
|Seth Grossman |Supervising editor | |
| 2008
|rowspan=4| Additional editor | |
| 2010
|Doug Liman |Third collaboration with Doug Liman |
| 2011
| Butter | |
| 2017
|Doug Liman |Fourth collaboration with Doug Liman |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Actor |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role |
|---|
| 1994
|News Anchor |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Additional crew |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role |
|---|
| 2014
| Red Knot |Scott Cohen |Story consultant |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Camera and electrical department |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role |
|---|
| 1994
|Peter McCarthy |Additional camera assistant |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Director |
| Year
! Film |
|---|
| 2014 |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Producer |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Credit |
|---|
| 2004
| Undertow |Executive producer |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Thanks |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations |Seth Grossman |The filmmakers would like to thank |
| 2011
|Terrence Malick |rowspan=4| Special thanks |Third collaboration with Terrence Malick |
| 2020
| |
| 2021
|Doug Liman |Sixth collaboration with Doug Liman |
| 2023
| Nyad |{{ubl|Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi|Jimmy Chin}} | |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Writer |
| Year
! Film |
|---|
| 2014 |
;Documentaries
| class="wikitable"
|+ Thanks |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role |
|---|
| 2023
|Special thanks |
;Shorts
| class="wikitable"
|+ Thanks |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role |
|---|
| 2012
| Bored Games |Jonathan Fischer |Additional acknowledgments |
;TV movies
| class="wikitable"
|+ Editor |
| Year
! Film ! Director |
|---|
| 1995
| P.C.H. |Nelson McCormick |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Editorial department |
| Year
! Film ! Director ! Role |
|---|
| 1997
| Sub Down |Additional editor |
;TV series
| class="wikitable"
|+ Editor |
| Year
! Title ! Notes |
|---|
| 2024
|1 episode |
Accolades
| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;" | ||||
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2| 1999
| rowspan=2| The Thin Red Line | {{nom}} | ||||
| American Cinema Editors
| Best Edited Feature Film | {{nom}} | ||||
| rowspan=2| 2001
| rowspan=2| Almost Famous | {{nom}} | ||||
| American Cinema Editors
| Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | {{won}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0458964}}
{{American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film}}
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Category:American film editors
Category:Film directors from New York (state)
Category:Vassar College alumni