Francine Sandberg is a French film editor. She is known for working as an editor for several films directed by Chantal Akerman and Cédric Klapisch, including News from Home (1977), L'Auberge Espagnole (2002), Russian Dolls (2005), and Paris (2008), and has been nominated three times for the César Award for Best Editing.

Francine Sandberg
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1977–present
Notable work
RelativesSerge Sandberg (grandfather)

Biography

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Francine Sandberg was born as the daughter of Suzanne Sandberg, a film editor whose works include the 1959 film Head Against the Wall.[1] Her grandfather Serge Sandberg was a film editor who worked on such films as Confessions of a Cheat and The Pearls of the Crown.[1] Her brother Marc is a film historian.[1]

She was the editor of News from Home (1977), directed by Chantal Akerman. Later, she was the editor of three more Chantal Akerman films: Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (1978), Les Années 80 (1983), and Night and Day (1991).[2] She also worked with Cédric Klapisch on several other films he directed, namely Riens du tout (1992), Le Péril jeune (1994), When the Cat's Away (1996), Peut-être (1999), L'Auberge Espagnole (2002), Russian Dolls (2005), and Paris (2008).[3][2]

She was nominated for the César Award for Best Editing at the 28th César Awards for L'Auberge Espagnole, but lost to To Be and to Have and its editor Nicolas Philibert.[4] She was nominated for the César Award for Best Editing at the 31st César Awards for Russian Dolls, but lost to The Beat That My Heart Skipped and its editor Juliette Welfling.[5] She was nominated for the César Award for Best Editing at the 34th César Awards for Paris, but lost to The First Day of the Rest of Your Life and its editor Sophie Reine.[6]

She was the editor of Boy Meets Girl (1984), Vertiges (1985), Golden Eighties (1986), Family Resemblances (1996), Je ne vois pas ce qu'on me trouve (1997), Sauve-moi (2000), and The Milk of Human Kindness (2001).[2]

Filmography (as editor)

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Year Film Ref
1977 News from Home [2]
1978 Les Rendez-vous d'Anna [2]
1983 Les Années 80 [2]
1984 Boy Meets Girl [2]
1985 Vertiges [2]
1986 Golden Eighties [2]
1991 Night and Day [2]
1992 Riens du tout [3]
1994 Le Péril jeune [2]
1996 Family Resemblances [2]
1996 When the Cat's Away [2]
1997 Je ne vois pas ce qu'on me trouve [2]
1999 Peut-être [2]
2000 Sauve-moi [2]
2001 The Milk of Human Kindness [2]
2002 L'Auberge Espagnole [2]
2005 Russian Dolls [2]
2007 Michou d'Auber [2]
2008 Paris [2]
2010 My Father's Guests [2]
2011 My Piece of the Pie [7]

Awards and nominations

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Year Title Award Result Ref.
2003 L'Auberge Espagnole César Award for Best Editing Nominated [4]
2006 Russian Dolls Nominated [5]
2009 Paris Nominated [6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sandberg, Marc. "Marc SANDBERG (Emetcom)". Viadeo. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Francine Sandberg". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Riens du tout". Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (in French). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "César Ceremony 2003". Académie des César. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "César Ceremony 2006". Académie des César. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b "César Ceremony 2009". Académie des César. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  7. ^ "My Piece of the Pie de Cédric Klapisch (2010)". Unifrance. Retrieved 4 September 2023.