The Editor

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The Editor
The-editor-film-poster.jpg
Directed by Adam Brooks
Matthew Kennedy
Written byAdam Brooks
Matthew Kennedy
Conor Sweeney
Produced byAdam Brooks
Matthew Kennedy
Starring Paz de la Huerta
Adam Brooks
Laurence R. Harvey
Udo Kier
CinematographyAdam Brooks
Matthew Kennedy
Edited byAdam Brooks
(as Rey Cisco)
Music by Jeremy Gillespie
Carpenter Brut
Norman Orenstein
Claudio Simonetti
Production
companies
Distributed by Scream Factory
XYZ Films
Release dates
  • September 11, 2014 (2014-09-11)(TIFF)
  • September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08)(Canada)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budgetapproximately $130,000 (CA$)

The Editor is a 2014 Canadian giallo-horror film by Astron-6 and starring Paz de la Huerta, Adam Brooks, Laurence R. Harvey, and Udo Kier. The film is an homage to and parody of giallo , a cinematic and literary subgenre originating in Italy and popularized through films like The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Torso, Deep Red, and A Lizard in a Woman's Skin .

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The film was shot on-location in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Kenora, Ontario, and premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. [1] [2] It was released on home video and VOD platforms on September 8, 2015, and received mixed-to-positive reviews. [3] [4]

Plot

Film editor Rey Ciso, once a promising talent, now handicapped by a wooden prosthetic hand following a tragic accident, works on director Francesco Mancini's latest *giallo/poliziotteschi* film *Tarantola* alongside his assistant Bella. After hours, a mysterious killer infiltrates the studio, murdering lead actor Claudio Calvetti and his girlfriend Veronica, who is later discovered by actress Margarit Porfiry, resulting in Margarit's hysterical blindness. Police Inspector Peter Porfiry investigates, suspecting Rey due to the manner in which the victims' fingers were severed—mirroring Rey's own injury.

As the investigation unfolds, Mancini replaces Claudio with a stand-in, Cesare, who is also murdered in a similar fashion. Rey recounts his troubled past, including his asylum stay following his self-inflicted injury during intense pressure editing for famed art house director Umberto Fantori. Meanwhile, Rey uncovers footage that appears to document the murders. Amid supernatural visions and escalating killings, including those of Rey's assistant Bella and other cast members, the film’s production is plagued by horror and sabotage.

The climax reveals Josephine Jardin, Rey's estranged wife and Fantori’s muse, as the true killer who embodies Death itself. A final confrontation ensues, ending with Josephine’s demise and Porfiry’s revelation that the murders were motivated by ambition and vengeance within the film’s production. The narrative closes ambiguously, blurring reality and illusion as Porfiry discovers he may be trapped within the editing process itself.

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Reception

The Editor has a 58% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 12 reviews. [5] Mark L. Miller of Ain't It Cool News ranked it the 25th best horror film released between October 1 of 2014 and 2015, deeming it Astron-6's "most successful and entertaining film to date". [6]

References

  1. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (2014-09-11). "Toronto Film Review: 'The Editor'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  2. ↑ "THE EDITOR Review | TIFF 2014". Collider. 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  3. ↑ The Editor , retrieved 2018-04-12
  4. ↑ "Review: THE EDITOR Is the Giallo Satire the World Deserves! | Nerdist". Nerdist. 2015-08-08. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  5. ↑ "The Editor (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ambush Bug counts down the best horror films from AICN HORROR since last Halloween – Number 25!". AICN. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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