Dream Repairman: Adventures in film editing

In this captivating memoir, the legendary film editor Jim Clark shares his journey in the film industry. Known for making "sick films healthy," Clark offers a glimpse into the vital yet often unrecognized role of editors in filmmaking. This book is not just an autobiography but a rich history of the post-war film industry, highlighting Clark's collaborative spirit, subtlety, and modesty. William Boyd's introduction praises Clark's unmatched influence and insights into cinema, making it clear how indispensable he was to directors and the art form itself.

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About the Author: Jim Clark
Born in Boston (England), Jim Clark became one of the leading Film Editors on both sides of the Atlantic.

Starting at the famous Ealing Studios, where he participated in many films, he soon became involved with well-known directors, including John Schlesinger,Stanley Donen, Mike Leigh, Michael Apted and Franco Zeffirelli among others, guiding them through the mine-fields of post production and bringing his bold, brilliant and imaginative skills to their work. He won an Oscar and a BAFTA award for THE KILLING FIELDS and a second BAFTA award for THE MISSION. Clark has worked as a director and production executive. But is best known and much admired by his peers for his remarkable skills as one of the most outstanding, influential, and respected editors of the last sixty years.

Jim Clark is now 80 years young, and still in love with Cinema!
Jim Clark shares his experiences as a highly successful film editor at a time when films were a true collaboration of talented individuals.

The legendary “Doctor” Clark was the man who could make sick films healthy again. The role of editor in the collective, collaborative process that is the making of any film is massively important but not one that is generally recognized outside the small pond that is the filmmaking community. In this wonderfully enjoyable memoir, this point becomes steadily obvious, but it is made with subtlety, discretion, and modesty. The book is also a history of the post-war film industry in England and America as well as an autobiography. As William Boyd wrote in his Introduction, "The trouble with writing an autobiography is that you can't really say what a great guy you are, what fun you are to work with and hang out with, what insight and instinct you have about the art form of cinema, and how much and how many film directors are indebted to you."

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