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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
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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](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//Asle2RVSbRbXJ2B3fdG5lq3ix6O.jpg)
Pauline Kael
Self (archive footage)
![Sarah Jessica Parker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bKatYGFy4wsuarnmti12OpAohsL.jpg)
Sarah Jessica Parker
Pauline's Voice Over
![Quentin Tarantino](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1gjcpAa99FAOWGnrUvHEXXsRs7o.jpg)
Quentin Tarantino
Self
![David O. Russell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//59rXnJS4g5dUr1Hz8QNLo5epD2a.jpg)
David O. Russell
Self
![Alec Baldwin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hzKy7x574eeUS3wt1R3yvWBRpeR.jpg)
Alec Baldwin
Self
![Francis Ford Coppola](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3Pblihd6KjXliie9vj4iQJwbNPU.jpg)
Francis Ford Coppola
Self
![Paul Schrader](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ctRxgCUSRFudwFaPG2AanL71Y3V.jpg)
Paul Schrader
Self
![John Boorman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jMSpwdhkIsIGskwVE38Bdtazfy1.jpg)
John Boorman
Self
![Robert Towne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pc1bpO4nljMqvz0P8A9nC6fZa1.jpg)
Robert Towne
Self
![Joe Morgenstern](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joe Morgenstern
Self
![James Wolcott](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
James Wolcott
Self
![Gina James](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//A7mJL5weziMNOsXTEXlRmWEsWzH.jpg)
Gina James
Self
![William Whitworth](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
William Whitworth
Self
![Marcia Nasatir](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wE5mZzOZ0P06MKm3vSDsboGohuI.jpg)
Marcia Nasatir
Self
![Christopher Durang](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qC5n6xUE8YVoXFGxjaWvQ3lpEcf.jpg)
Christopher Durang
Self
![John Guare](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Guare
Self
![Carol Baum](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mIcmTYABdGwGlVh5i8KMDjDzBGO.jpg)
Carol Baum
Self
![Tom Pollock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mRWavWTwzOWGQoODvH7iolcZ5Nk.jpg)
Tom Pollock
Self
![Molly Haskell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7l4svWixtS0Qzs46O6xRv3qdyMA.jpg)
Molly Haskell
Self
![David V. Picker](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
David V. Picker
Self
![David M. Edelstien](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5IaDBfL2bThqJ9hVLM6uFbWdp8g.jpg)
David M. Edelstien
Self
![George Malko](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Malko
Self
![Stephanie Zacharek](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Stephanie Zacharek
Self
![Greil Marcus](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Greil Marcus
Self
![Craig Seligman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Craig Seligman
Self
![Michael Sragow](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michael Sragow
Self
![Brian Kellow](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Brian Kellow
Self
![Carrie Rickey](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Carrie Rickey
Self
![Daryl Chin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Daryl Chin
Self
![Philip Lopate](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Philip Lopate
Self
![Lili Anolik](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lili Anolik
Self
![Daniel Menaker](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Daniel Menaker
Self
![Jaime Manrique](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jaime Manrique
Self
![Camille Paglia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//g0EVlGwolOZhc1tL9xyaWKuacjQ.jpg)
Camille Paglia
Self
![Laurence McGilvery](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Laurence McGilvery
Self
![Ortun Neisar](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ortun Neisar
Self
![Chester Villalba](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Chester Villalba
Self
![Dirk van Nouhays](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dirk van Nouhays
Self
![Woody Allen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wcPQgZLDibuej1RwNTy1R2U2ZJw.jpg)
Woody Allen
Self
![William Peter Blatty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5AWZXT3hBhM6M5NbiGmC3cPFAVC.jpg)
William Peter Blatty
Self
![Peter Bogdanovich](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oLcVhrnT8bMnnMIp4KqjiJAWyEg.jpg)
Peter Bogdanovich
Self
![Dick Cavett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7g5J47vQY2k4GzGhlJr6KdYm04P.jpg)
Dick Cavett
Self
![Joel F. Haberli](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joel F. Haberli
Self
![Jerry Lewis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//55Mr8Q7zpM2muhdGpOzTcNg1UMQ.jpg)
Jerry Lewis
Self
![Norman Mailer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//k3WaFdSl9OAi1BjFO4h4RniEjeL.jpg)