Saar Klein
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Saar Klein is an American film editor who has been nominated twice for Academy Awards (for The Thin Red Line
(1998) and for Almost Famous
(2000)), and who received an ACE Eddie Award
for editing the latter film.
Klein was born in Israel. He emigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of 10. In 1989, Klein received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Vassar College
in Poughkeepsie, New York
.
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
). 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.
The Thin Red Line (1998 film)
The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American war film which tells a fictional story of United States forces during the Battle of Mount Austen in World War II. It portrays men in: C Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division; in particular those soldiers played by Sean Penn, Jim...
(1998) and for Almost Famous
Almost Famous
Almost Famous is a 2000 musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and telling the fictional story of a teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone magazine while covering the fictitious rock band Stillwater , and his efforts to get his first cover story published...
(2000)), and who received an ACE Eddie Award
American Cinema Editors
Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors is an honorary society of film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing itself. The society is not to be confused with an industry union, such as the I.A.T.S.E...
for editing the latter film.
Klein was born in Israel. He emigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of 10. In 1989, Klein received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Vassar College
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
in Poughkeepsie, New York
Poughkeepsie (town), New York
Poughkeepsie is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 42,777 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the native term, "Uppu-qui-ipis-in," which means "reed-covered hut by the water."...
.
Klein was offered an internship with editor Joe Hutshing
Joe Hutshing
Joe Hutshing is an American film editor who grew up in San Diego, California and is best known for working multiple times with film director, Oliver Stone and well as with film director Cameron Crowe...
on the film JFK
JFK (film)
JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. It examines the events leading to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and alleged subsequent cover-up, through the eyes of former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison .Garrison filed charges against New Orleans businessman Clay...
(directed by Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...
-1991); his first editing credit (as an apprentice to editors David Brenner
David Brenner (editor)
David Brenner is an American film editor best known for having been one of director Oliver Stone's 'hot shot' group of up-and-coming film editors....
and Sally Menke
Sally Menke
Sally JoAnne Menke was an American film editor with more than 20 film credits since 1984. She had a long-time collaboration with director Quentin Tarantino, having edited all of his films...
) was for the 1993 film Heaven & Earth (directed by Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...
). 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
Leslie Jones (editor)
Leslie Jones is an American film editor with more than a dozen film credits and nominations for several major film editing awards.Jones is the daughter of the film editor Robert C. Jones and the granddaughter of the editor Harmon Jones, each of whom has been nominated for an Academy Award for editing...
and Billy Weber
Billy Weber
Billy Weber is an American film editor with more than twenty film credits dating from Days of Heaven .One of Weber's first editing roles was as associate editor on Terrence Malick's first feature as a director, Badlands . Badlands was edited by Robert Estrin; Weber edited Malick's next film Days...
; the film was directed by Terrence Malick
Terrence Malick
Terrence Frederick Malick is a U.S. film director, screenwriter, and producer. In a career spanning almost four decades, Malick has directed five feature films....
. Klein and Joe Hutshing
Joe Hutshing
Joe Hutshing is an American film editor who grew up in San Diego, California and is best known for working multiple times with film director, Oliver Stone and well as with film director Cameron Crowe...
co-edited Almost Famous (2000), which was directed by Cameron Crowe
Cameron Crowe
Cameron Bruce Crowe is an American screenwriter and film director. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes....
.
Klein edited The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity (2002 film)
The Bourne Identity is a 2002 American spy film loosely based on Robert Ludlum's novel of the same name. It stars Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, an amnesiac attempting to discover his true identity amidst a clandestine conspiracy within the Central Intelligence Agency . The film also stars Franka...
(directed by Doug Liman
Doug Liman
Douglas Eric "Doug" Liman is an American film director and producer best known for Swingers , The Bourne Identity , Mr. & Mrs. Smith , Jumper , and Fair Game .-Early life:...
- 2002), which was the first in the series of films based on the novels of Robert Ludlum
Robert Ludlum
Robert Ludlum was an American author of 23 thriller novels. The number of his books in print is estimated between 290–500 million copies. They have been published in 33 languages and 40 countries. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd.-Life and...
. Christopher Rouse
Christopher Rouse (editor)
Christopher Russell Rouse is an American film and television editor who has about a dozen feature-film credits and numerous television credits. Rouse won the Academy Award for Film Editing, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and the ACE Eddie Award for the film The Bourne Ultimatum .Rouse was born...
, who worked as an additional editor on The Bourne Identity, edited the subsequent films that were directed by Paul Greengrass
Paul Greengrass
Paul Greengrass is an English film director, screenwriter and former journalist. He specialises in dramatisations of real-life events and is known for his signature use of hand-held cameras.-Life and career:...
. 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
Jumper (film)
Jumper is a 2008 American science fiction film, loosely based on the 1992 science fiction novel of the same name by Steven Gould. The film is directed by Doug Liman and stars Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson, Max Thieriot, AnnaSophia Robb, and Diane Lane...
(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.
Filmography (as feature film editor)
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-2009; with Jake Pushinsky) - Jumper (Liman-2008)
- The New World (Malick-2005; with Richard Chew, Hank Corwin, and Mark Yoshikawa)
- The Bourne Identity (Liman-2002)
- Almost Famous (Crowe-2000; with Joe Hutshing)
- EnduranceEndurance (film)Endurance is a docudrama about the famous distance runner Haile Gebrselassie with Gebrselassie playing the role of himself.It was written and directed by Leslie Woodhead and Bud Greenspan, and produced and released by The Walt Disney Company...
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, Greenspan-1999) - The Thin Red Line (Malick-1998; with Leslie Jones and Billy Weber)
- For Which He Stands (McCormickNelson McCormick (director)Nelson McCormick is an American director and producer of film and television.Some of his television directing credits include NYPD Blue, V.I.P, Alias, House, Third Watch, ER, Prison Break, 24, The Closer, Southland, Nip/Tuck, The West Wing and among other series.He also directed the feature films...
-1996)