Saar Klein

Saar Klein
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Jerusalem, Israel
NationalityIsraeli-American
Occupation(s)Film editor, film director

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

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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

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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

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Editor
Year Film Director Notes
1996 For Which He Stands Nelson McCormick
1998 Endurance Leslie Woodhead
The Thin Red Line Terrence Malick First collaboration with Terrence Malick
2000 Almost Famous Cameron Crowe
2002 The Bourne Identity Doug Liman First collaboration with Doug Liman
2005 The New World Terrence Malick Second collaboration with Terrence Malick
2008 Jumper Doug Liman Second collaboration with Doug Liman
2009 Fighting Dito Montiel
2014 After the Fall Himself
2018 Burden Andrew Heckler
2019 The Wolf's Call Antonin Baudry
2021 Locked Down Doug Liman Fifth collaboration with Doug Liman
2023 Asphalt City Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
2024 The Instigators Doug Liman Seventh collaboration with Doug Liman
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
Producer
Year Film Director Credit
2004 Undertow David Gordon Green Executive producer
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
Editor
Year Title Notes
2024 Masters of the Air 1 episode

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result
1999 Academy Awards Best Film Editing The Thin Red Line Nominated
American Cinema Editors Best Edited Feature Film Nominated
2001 Academy Awards Best Film Editing Almost Famous Nominated
American Cinema Editors Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical Won

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Panorama 2014: First Films". berlinale. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
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