Alisa Lepselter

Alisa Lepselter
Born	1963 (age 60–61)
Occupation	Film editor

Alisa Lepselter(born 1963) is an Americanfilm editorwho has edited directorWoody Allen's films since 1999.

Life and career

Lepselter received a bachelor's degree fromDuke Universityin 1985 with a major in art history.Lepselter began her editing career as an intern with editorCraig McKayonSomething Wild(directed byJonathan Demme-1986). She was an apprentice with editorBarry MalkinonFrancis Ford Coppola's segment ofNew York Stories(1989). She wasThelma Schoonmaker's assistant editor onMartin Scorsese's adaptation ofThe Age of Innocence(1993), and wasRobert M. Reitano's assistant on three films associated withNora Ephron(My Blue Heaven(1990),This is My Life(1992), andMixed Nuts(1994)).

Lepselter's first editing credit was forNicole Holofcener'sWalking and Talking(1996), which was also Holofcener's first film as a director. SinceSweet and Lowdown(1999), she has edited all ofWoody Allen's films; she succeededSusan E. Morse,who edited Allen's films for the previous 20 years.

Lepselter was nominated for anAmerican Cinema Editors "Eddie" AwardforVicky Cristina Barcelona(2008) and again forMidnight in Paris(2011).

Filmography as editor

• Something Wild(1986) (apprentice editor)
• Light of Day(1987) (apprentice sound editor)
• A Gathering of Old Men(1987) (TV movie) (apprentice editor)
• New York Stories(1989) ( "Life Without Zoë" segment's apprentice film editor)
• Staying Together(1989) (assistant editor)
• An Innocent Man(1989) (apprentice editor)
• My Blue Heaven(1990) (assistant editor)
• This Is My Life(1992) (first assistant editor)
• The Age of Innocence(1993) (first assistant film editor)
• Mixed Nuts(1994) (first assistant editor)
• Closer to Home(1995) (main title sequence's editor) (uncredited)
• Walking and Talking(1996)
• Sweet and Lowdown(1999)
• Small Time Crooks(2000)
• The Curse of the Jade Scorpion(2001)
• Hollywood Ending(2002)
• Anything Else(2003)
• Melinda and Melinda(2004)
• Match Point(2005)
• Scoop(2006)
• Cassandra's Dream(2007)
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona(2008)
• Whatever Works(2009)
• You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger(2010)
• Midnight in Paris(2011)
• To Rome with Love(2012)
• Blue Jasmine(2013)
• Magic in the Moonlight(2014)
• Irrational Man(2015)
• Café Society(2016)
• Crisis in Six Scenes(2016)
• Wonder Wheel(2017)
• A Rainy Day in New York(2019)
• Rifkin's Festival(2020)
• You Hurt My Feelings(2023)
• Coup de chance(2023)

See also

• List of film director and editor collaborations

Further reading

• Frazer, Bryant (Dec 29, 2005)."Match Point".Deep Focus.Archived fromthe originalon 2006-10-20.I can't help but think that if Allen's editor Alisa Lepselter, who he's been working with since 1999, would rule his cutting room with an iron fist, his recent movies would be about 20 percent shorter and maybe 50 percent better.Deep Focuswas the film blog written by Bryant Frazer.
• Caranicas, Peter (January 7, 2009)."Directors play favorites with editors: Eastwood, Allen stick with usual collaborators".Variety.Retrieved2010-10-28.Personality plays a key role in Lepselter's relationship with Allen. 'I'm pretty diplomatic, and I didn't come in there to challenge him,' she says. 'It took him awhile to trust me. He had worked with (editor) Susan Morse for many years and I'm sure they finished each other's sentences.'
• Kasman, Daniel (October 15, 2010)."Tailor Made (On" Hereafter "and" You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger ")".mubi.com.Dark Stranger fits like a too-tight, synthetic blouse—the actors having to punch out of their claustrophobic, nearly television-like frames (the film should have been shot in 1.33), the awkward long takes of Allen's previous film abandoned by DP Vilmos Zsigmond and editor Alisa Lepselter for shot/reverse-shot scenes which pin everyone a bit too close.

External links

• Alisa LepselteratIMDb