From what I hear that IS exactly what editing a Christopher Nolan film is like. If I remember the quote right, it's "you don't so much edit a Christopher Nolan film as you let him edit it through you."

March 30, 2026 - 08:18 UTC

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Ugh, I've cut short films where I had every edit dictated to me and that was hell, never again. The thought of doing that on a feature film makes me shudder, no matter who the director is.
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I went through that once early in my career and it made me institute a policy that I be left alone for the first cut.
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I support this way of working. For Nolan.
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