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27 Q3 2016 / CINEMONTAGE Chicago Sun-Times, referring to the actual round table at the Algonquin, "and then his camera circles it, so we hear snatches of countless bon mots." In The New York Times, Janet Maslin singled out the performance of Leigh (who went on to receive Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award nominations for Best Actress): "Ms. Leigh has lately evolved from a promising young performer to an accomplished actress capable of dazzling surprises." The film also cemented Elmiger's role in the Altman-Rudolph orbit for the duration of the decade. In 1994, she was again second editor with Peroni on Altman's take on high fashion, Prêt-à- Porter (Ready to Wear). Further films with Rudolph also followed, with Elmiger editing Afterglow (1997), starring Julie Christie, and Breakfast of Champions (1999), from the novel by Kurt Vonnegut. And Mrs. Parker veterans Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci sought out Elmiger to edit their directorial debut, Big Night (1996). She also edited two additional films directed by Tucci: The Imposters (1998) and Joe Gould's Secret (2000). "It became kind of a rotation," Elmiger says. "It was this wonderful time of going from one terrific director to the other." For the experience of making the film, and for the opportunities that sprang from it, the editor remains grateful for that fateful job interview at the Algonquin — and for the chances both Rudolph and Altman had taken on her. "I hadn't been to film school," she reflects. "When it came to hiring people, for both of them, they didn't choose people with the obvious kinds of experience. They just picked people with whom they clicked." f Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle. Fine Line Features/Photofest