The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

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.

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Wendy Apple directed The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing in 2004. See Wendy Apple's full filmography, where to start with Wendy Apple, or where to go after you've seen everything by Wendy Apple.

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing was released in 2004 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.