Event Summary:
American Cinema Editors Presents ... Screenings of Two Films Edited by Christopher Tellefsen, ACE, Each Followed by a Q&A
Next Month, Metrograph will honor Oscar-nominated editor Christopher Tellefsen, ACE, as part of their ongoing FilmCraft series. The series will include two ACE Presents screenings followed by Q&As with Christopher.
December 12 | 6:50 pm | Metrograph, NYC
Whit Stillman’s Metropolitan (1990)
Q&A moderated by film historian Bobbie O’Steen
December 14 | 4:30 pm | Metrograph, NYC
Mark Mylod’s The Menu (2022)
Q&A moderated by educator Molly O’Steen
Christopher Tellefsen, ACE, moved from assistant editing on films such as Martin Scorsese’s The Color of Money to editing defining films of the '90s like Metropolitan, Kids, Smoke, Flirting with Disaster, Gummo and Man on the Moon. This century has brought Capote, Moneyball (for which he was nominated for Best Editing at the Academy Awards), A Quiet Place, Nyad and The Menu.
Metropolitan is a 1990 romantic comedy-drama produced, written and directed by Whit Stillman in his feature directorial debut. The film follows the lives of a group of wealthy young socialites during debutante season in Manhattan. In addition to some of their debutante parties, it covers their after-hours gatherings at a friend's Upper East Side apartment, where they discuss life, philosophy and their fate; form attachments, romances and intrigues; and react to an interesting but less well-to-do newcomer. The film was nominated for best original screenplay at the Academy Awards and won Best First Feature at the 1990 Independent Spirit Awards.
The Menu is a 2022 black comedy horror film directed by Mark Mylod. It stars Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau and John Leguizamo. The film follows a foodie and his date who travel to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish but surprising menu. The film received a nomination for Best Editing, Comedy or Musical at the ACE Eddie Awards as well as Golden Globe nominations for Fiennes and Taylor-Joy.
