What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael by Rob Garver

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Pauline Kael (1919–2001) was undoubtedly one of the greatest names in film criticism. A Californian native, she wrote her first review in 1953 and joined ‘The New Yorker’ in 1968. Praised for her highly opinionated and feisty writing style and criticised for her subjective and sometimes ruthless reviews, Kael’s writing was refreshingly and intensely rooted in her experience of watching a film as a member of the audience. Loved and hated in equal measure – loved by other critics for whom she was immensely influential, and hated by filmmakers whose films she trashed - Kael destroyed films that have since become classics such as The Sound of Music and raved about others such as Bonnie and Clyde. She was also aware of the perennial difficulties for women working in the movies and in film criticism, and fiercely fought sexism, both in her reviews and in her media appearances.

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Pauline Kael

Pauline Kael as Self (archive footage)

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker as Pauline's Voice Over

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino as Self

David O. Russell

David O. Russell as Self

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin as Self

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola as Self

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader as Self

John Boorman

John Boorman as Self

Robert Towne

Robert Towne as Self

Joe Morgenstern

Joe Morgenstern as Self

James Wolcott

James Wolcott as Self

Gina James

Gina James as Self

William Whitworth

William Whitworth as Self

Marcia Nasatir

Marcia Nasatir as Self

Christopher Durang

Christopher Durang as Self

John Guare

John Guare as Self

Carol Baum

Carol Baum as Self

Tom Pollock

Tom Pollock as Self

Molly Haskell

Molly Haskell as Self

David V. Picker

David V. Picker as Self

David M. Edelstien

David M. Edelstien as Self

George Malko

George Malko as Self

Stephanie Zacharek

Stephanie Zacharek as Self

Greil Marcus

Greil Marcus as Self

Craig Seligman

Craig Seligman as Self

Michael Sragow

Michael Sragow as Self

Brian Kellow

Brian Kellow as Self

Carrie Rickey

Carrie Rickey as Self

Daryl Chin

Daryl Chin as Self

Philip Lopate

Philip Lopate as Self

Lili Anolik

Lili Anolik as Self

Daniel Menaker

Daniel Menaker as Self

Jaime Manrique

Jaime Manrique as Self

Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia as Self

Laurence McGilvery

Laurence McGilvery as Self

Ortun Neisar

Ortun Neisar as Self

Chester Villalba

Chester Villalba as Self

Dirk van Nouhays

Dirk van Nouhays as Self

Woody Allen

Woody Allen as Self

William Peter Blatty

William Peter Blatty as Self

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich as Self

Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett as Self

Joel F. Haberli

Joel F. Haberli as Self

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis as Self

Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer as Self

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