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How did the subject ofThe Staircaseand the woman who edited it wind up falling in love?
Unlike the docuseries, it delves deeply into the relationship between documentary editor and documentary subject.
To find out more about the real relationship between Peterson and Brunet, read on below.
How did Sophie Brunet and Michael Peterson meet?
Watching him weep over Kathleens death persuaded her that he hadnt killed her.
(Quotes fromLe Mondehave been translated from French.)
And then, I accepted this moment as a miracle.
As proof that I was still a part of humanity.
Brunet got divorced and Peterson kept photos of her and Kathleen in his prison cell.
(That episode was filmed in 2011.)
What is the status of Brunet and Petersons relationship now?
I had great times, Brunet toldVanity Fairabout their relationship.
I took care of someone.
I learned many things about myself and about others.
I made friends, I became familiar with many wonderful aspects of the U.S.
This is one of the incredible things that happened during those 15 years.
Life is really full of surprises.
They had a real story, which lasted until May 2017, de Lestrade explained.
My relationship with Michael never affected my editing, BrunettoldVanity Fair.
I never, ever cut anything out that would be damaging for him.
I have too big an opinion of my job to be even remotely tempted to do anything like that.
And Jean would never let it happen anyway …
I had absolutely no dog in the fight for the first eight episodes.
Perhaps Brunet intended to edit the documentary as objectively as possible.
What does Brunet think about HBO MaxsThe Staircase?
In an email toVanity Fair, Brunet discussed her thoughts on the new series.
I just need to check that that our professional behavior is not misrepresented, Brunet said.
I did not put any bias in my editing of any of the episodes ofStaircase.
This is disturbing to me: I would never have done this.
First because what was at stake was too serious for me to give any advice.
I was not the one who could end up in jail for the rest of my life.
