Editing
Sep 29, 2026
Hamnet and the quiet cut: Affonso Gonçalves on emotional pace
Affonso Gonçalves cut Hamnet, a Golden Globe winner where grief and language ask for patience. The editorial craft is less about montage fireworks and more about how long a face can hold a room before the next image earns its place.
Literary adaptations tempt editors to chase plot clarity at the cost of feeling. Gonçalves's body of work (including collaborations with auteurs who trust stillness) argues for cuts that breathe with the actor.
On Kingdom of Dreams he talks through that pressure: when to move, when to stay, and how music and silence share the timeline.
Go deeper on Kingdom of Dreams
- → EP 284: Affonso Gonçalves on Editor Affonso Gonçalves - Hamnet - Golden Globe Winner
- → EP 282: the guest on The Secret Agent
- → EP 281: Håkan Karlsson on The Hunting Season
Browse more editor conversations in the Kingdom of Dreams archive.
Original Kingdom of Dreams craft take based on our conversation with editor Affonso Gonçalves (EP 284).