"Anatomy of a Fall" Editor Laurent Sénéchal Joins Filmmaker U!

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In this episode, "Anatomy of a Fall" Editor Laurent Sénéchal delves into his collaboration with Director Justine Triet. He discusses employing precise shots paired with sound to steer audience perception, the selection of the soundtrack, the strategic use of both English and French languages within the film, and a myriad of other intriguing aspects!

Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 | 2:00PM ET/11:00AM PT

Laurent Sénéchal is an Oscar®-nominated film editor currently based in Paris, France.

After spending his entire school career in Africa (Congo, Chad, Benin), he studied cinema at the University of Paris 8, where he met director Arthur Harari.

He has been working as an editor since the early 2000s, and is well known for his collaborations with Oscar® nominees Justine Triet and Arthur Harari, collaborating with Justine four times (three narrative features, one documentary) and Harari five times (two narrative features including “Onoda,” “10,000 Nights in the Jungle,” opening Un Certain Regard in Cannes 2021, and three shorts) over the course of his career.

Sénéchal’s most recent project is Triet's critically acclaimed legal drama thriller film “Anatomy of a Fall,” for which he was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Film Editing. In addition to the Academy Award® nomination, he has been nominated for the BAFTA Award and the ACE Eddie for Best Editing, won the European Film Award for Best Editor, and won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Editing. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023, where it won the Palme d’Or. “Anatomy of a Fall” also received Oscar® nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Original Screenplay, and won two Golden Globes for Best Non-English Language – Motion Picture and Best Screenplay.

His other notable work includes Claire Burger’s comedy-drama film “Real Love,” which won Best Film in the Venice Days section at the 75th Venice International Film Festival in 2019, and Berni Goldblat’s drama film “Wallay,” which won the European Film Academy’s Young Audience Award in 2018.

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