What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (2019)
Overview
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.
Overview
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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Release Date
March 22, 2019
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Runtime
1h 38m
Sarah Jessica Parker
Pauline's Voice Over
Quentin Tarantino
Self
David O. Russell
Self
Alec Baldwin
Self
Francis Ford Coppola
Self
Paul Schrader
Self
John Boorman
Self
Robert Towne
Self
Joe Morgenstern
Self
James Wolcott
Self
Gina James
Self
William Whitworth
Self
Marcia Nasatir
Self
Christopher Durang
Self
John Guare
Self
Carol Baum
Self
Tom Pollock
Self
Molly Haskell
Self
David V. Picker
Self
David M. Edelstien
Self
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