Interesting str.. Hang on. Great beginning - showing that the credits of Slapshot are 1. Paul Newman. 2. George Roy Hill. 3. Dede Allen - what's an editor doing having such a prominent credit?? Yes. Then Bonnie and Clyde, then we move forward.. only later do we hear her earlier history, from no less than her son and assistant editor.
Takes some in depth looks at sequences from these and lesser known material such as Rachel, Rachel, Night Moves and Slaughterhouse Five, all of which look fascinating and should be rewatched.
Q's voiceover is as always exemplary. Loved this quote from the lady herself:
“I have a definite intention,” Dede said, “a definite starting point: the thematic function of the scene, the psychology of the characters. But when I become absorbed in the material, I suddenly see all the possibilities – a look, a smile after the director has called ‘Cut’, an unintentional juxtaposition of two images. It is the ambivalence, in the collision between the general strategy and the pleasant abstractions along the way, that constitutes editing as art."
Which should be taught at film school.
What's amazing about this is that two unknown Brits somehow managed to make such a fantastic film about this great icon of American cinema before anyone else did.
And I think it's pretty clear that Steve Rotter absolutely worshiped her.
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