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Pauline Kael (1919–2001)


Pauline Kael was born in Petaluma, CA, in 1919, and attended the University of California at Berkeley in the 1930s. She tried and failed to work as a playwright in her 20s, and began writing film reviews as a freelance writer for film journals in the 1950s. After success with national magazines in the 1960s and publishing her first book, "I Lost ... See full bio »

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Known For

(1981)
The Magical Eye Self (film critic, The New Yorker)
(1989)
Arena Self
(1977)

Filmography

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 1991 The Complete Citizen Kane (TV Movie documentary)
Self
 1989 The Magical Eye (Documentary)
Self (film critic, The New Yorker)
 1982 Stelle emigranti (TV Movie documentary)
Self
 1982 The South Bank Show (TV Series documentary)
Self
 1981 Talking Film (TV Series)
Self
- The Cinema of Henry Hathaway (1981) ... Self
 1977 Film: Robert Altman and Pauline Kael (Video documentary short)
Self
 1977 Arena (TV Series documentary)
Self
- Cinema (1977) ... Self
 1977 The Man with No Name (TV Movie documentary)
Self
 1971 The David Frost Show (TV Series)
Self
- Episode #3.124 (1971) ... Self
 1970 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Self - Film Critic
- Episode #9.224 (1970) ... Self - Film Critic
- Episode #9.163 (1970) ... Self - Film Critic
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 2018 What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (Documentary)
Self
 2017 The Whole Plate (TV Series documentary)
Self
- Auteur Theory vs. Michael Bay (2017) ... Self
 2014 Life Itself (Documentary)
Self (uncredited)
 2013 Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton (Documentary)
Self
 2000 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self - Film Critic
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) ... Self - Film Critic
 1998 A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Self (with Woody Allen) (uncredited)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: "501 Nights at the Movies" (Henry Holt & Co.) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 2 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 5 Articles | See more »

Height:

5' (1.52 m)
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Personal Quote:

[from her review of High Anxiety (1977)] "High Anxiety" is dedicated to Alfred Hitchcock as "the master of suspense", and it doesn't have a whisper of suspense. It doesn't operate on any level except that of bumbling slapstick farce, where most of the custard pies miss their targets. See more »

Trivia:

Kael gave an isolated positive review to Jessica Lange's much-maligned debut performance in King Kong (1976), writing that Lange's screen presence reminded her of Carole Lombard. She also singled out Morgan Freeman's early performance in Brubaker (1980) as the highlight of the movie. Both Lange and Freeman went on to become highly respected Oscar-winning actors. See more »

Trademark:

Sticking to her guns while being in the minority of major views of films. For example, was not a fan of Kubrick, Hitchcock or Chaplin. See more »

Nickname:

The Bird Woman Of Petaluma

Star Sign:

Gemini

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