Thelma Schoonmaker
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Editor Thelma Schoonmaker tells IndieWire how her husband, the legendary “Red Shoes” director, contributed to some of Martin Scorsese’s greatest films.
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When Scorsese started asking about his “Red Shoes” hero, he discovered a giant of cinema had been forgotten and discarded, Thelma Schoonmaker says on our latest podcast episode.
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The editor has been collaborating with Scorsese for more than 40 years.
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