Jacques Witta (born 22 April 1934) is a French

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who began working in

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editing in the late 1950s. During his career, he has edited more than 60 feature films and has worked with noted French

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s such as

Claude Berri Claude Berri (; 1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor. Early life Born Claude Beri Langmann in Paris, Berri was the son of Jewish immigrant parents. His mother, Beila (née Bercu), ...

and Jean Becker but is best known for his collaboration with

Krzysztof Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski (, 27 June 1941 – 14 March 1996) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is known internationally for ''Dekalog'' (1989), ''The Double Life of Veronique'' (1991), and the Three Colours trilogy, ''Three Colours'' ...

which began with ''

The Double Life of Véronique ''The Double Life of Veronique'' (, ) is a 1991 drama film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, and starring Irène Jacob and Philippe Volter. Written by Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, the film explores the themes of identity, love, and h ...

'', and continued on '' Three Colors: Blue'' and '' Three Colors: Red''. He was also the editor of '' Harrison's Flowers'', which was released by

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in the US theatrically. Jacques Witta won the César Award for Best Film Editing on two occasions. He won in 1984 for '' L'Eté meurtrier'' ''(One Deadly Summer)'' and again in 1994 for '' Trois couleurs: Bleu'' ''(Three Colors: Blue)''.

Selected filmography

* 1997 : ''

Messieurs les enfants ''Messieurs les enfants'' is a 1997 French comedy film, directed by Pierre Boutron. Plot Caught out by their French teacher, Joseph, Igor and Nourdine end up with punishment for the following topic: "You wake up one morning and you see that in th ...

'' * 2007 : ''

Conversations with My Gardener ''Conversations with My Gardener'' () is a 2007 French film directed by Jean Becker. Plot A painter returns from Paris to his childhood home in rural France. The painter notices that the house's once-impressive vegetable garden has fallen into ...

'' * 2008 : '' Love Me No More'' * 2014 : '' Get Well Soon''

References

McGrath, Declan. Screencraft: Editing & Post-Production. Rotovision (October 2002) . French film editors Living people 1934 births {{France-film-bio-stub