What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

98 mins | Documentary | March 22, 2019

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.

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

98 mins | Documentary | March 22, 2019

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers 29Pictures
Original title What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Directors Rob Garver
Writers Rob Garver

Cast

Pauline Kael

as Self (archive footage)

Sarah Jessica Parker

as Pauline's Voice Over

Alec Baldwin

as Self

Paul Schrader

as Self

John Boorman

as Self

Robert Towne

as Self

Joe Morgenstern

as Self

James Wolcott

as Self

Gina James

as Self

Marcia Nasatir

as Self

John Guare

as Self

Carol Baum

as Self

Tom Pollock

as Self

Molly Haskell

as Self

David V. Picker

as Self

George Malko

as Self

Greil Marcus

as Self

Craig Seligman

as Self

Michael Sragow

as Self

Brian Kellow

as Self

Carrie Rickey

as Self

Daryl Chin

as Self

Philip Lopate

as Self

Lili Anolik

as Self

Daniel Menaker

as Self

Jaime Manrique

as Self

Camille Paglia

as Self

Ortun Neisar

as Self

Woody Allen

as Self

Dick Cavett

as Self

Joel F. Haberli

as Self

Jerry Lewis

as Self

Norman Mailer

as Self