# The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)

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**Runtime**: 99 min
**Genres**: Documentary, History
**Directed by**: Wendy Apple
**Written by**: Mark Jonathan Harris
**Starring**: Kathy Bates, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Jodie Foster, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron

> *SECRETS OF MOVIE MAGIC REVEALED — VIA THE CRAFT OF THE FILM EDITOR!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Rashomon meets Easy Rider in a cinephile’s toolbox. A documentary dissects how cuts shape stories, using iconic scenes from game-changing films to show editing’s invisible craft. Lets the cuts speak, proving rhythm is everything in 2004’s quiet tribute to the backroom alchemists.

**Mood tags**: cerebral, cozy

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