Fine Cuts: The Art of European Film Editing

5   Sabine Mamou

I talked with Sabine in her Paris apartment, the morning after a preview of ‘Ma Vrai vie à Rouen’, the delightful film which was the third she edited for Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, who both joined us for lunch. Sabine’s career began when she knocked on the door of the cutting room of Abel Gance and that was the first of many wonderful experiences. Sabine’s death at the end of last year made me realise how privileged I felt to have met her. I hope this interview will stand as witness to her commitment and passion.

I was born in Tunisia in 1948 and my mother died at my birth. My father had a garage, which pleased me very much because I could share something with Jacques Demy: we both had a father who owned a garage. ...