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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

  • 2018
  • 1h 38m
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6.8/10
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Pauline Kael in What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (2018)
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A portrait of the work and life of controversial film critic Pauline Kael, and her battle to achieve success and influence in the 20th century movie business.A portrait of the work and life of controversial film critic Pauline Kael, and her battle to achieve success and influence in the 20th century movie business.A portrait of the work and life of controversial film critic Pauline Kael, and her battle to achieve success and influence in the 20th century movie business.

  • Director
    • Rob Garver
  • Writer
    • Rob Garver
  • Stars
    • Pauline Kael
    • John Guare
    • David Edelstein
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    912
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    • Director
      • Rob Garver
    • Writer
      • Rob Garver
    • Stars
      • Pauline Kael
      • John Guare
      • David Edelstein
    • 15User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

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    Pauline Kael
    Pauline Kael
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    John Guare
    John Guare
    • Self
    David Edelstein
    David Edelstein
    • Self
    Greil Marcus
    • Self
    Gina James
    • Self
    Camille Paglia
    • Self
    Brian Kellow
    • Self
    Craig Seligman
    • Self
    Jaime Manrique
    • Self
    Daryl Chin
    • Self
    Dick Cavett
    Dick Cavett
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Lili Anolik
    • Self
    Edward Landberg
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    James Wolcott
    James Wolcott
    • Self
    Paul Schrader
    Paul Schrader
    • Self
    Molly Haskell
    Molly Haskell
    • Self
    Phillip Lopate
    • Self
    • (as Philip Lopate)
    David O. Russell
    David O. Russell
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    • Director
      • Rob Garver
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      • Rob Garver
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    • Quotes

      Paul Schrader: We're not talking about film criticism, we're talking about Pauline Kael, and - in the end of the game - what Kael promoted wasn't film. It was her.

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      Features Ménilmontant (1926)

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    6/10
    A highly compressed view of a life lived at pace
    Saw this today at a film festival in Auckland. It felt rushed and over stuffed full of trivia. Almost like the makers wanted coverage and balance :) I would have preferred a little more focus on some of the pivotal moments and we did get some of that.

    Clips of Kael being interviewed were some of the best parts and there were also some notable responses by film makers, critics and others.

    I suspect the clips from movies that were used were all very short because of licensing constraints but it would have been better to label the less obvious ones.

    I didn't know the story about Mankiewicz and Citizen Kane. That seemed like one of the great moments and could have been teased out a little more.

    We heard from her daughter and possibly grand daughter? I think the story about the collaboration with Warren Beatty was worth a deeper look but perhaps there were some legal fish hooks there.

    The David Lean clips where he mentions he was devastated by a particular event where she took hime to task was interesting. Again I wonder if there was more to add there.

    On the whole though I came out of the theatre reminded of the many times Kael had made a call on a movie and had by doing so added a little edge to the movie going experience.

    I have enjoyed her writing and will look up some of those essays and reviews now.
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    • Jul 22, 2019

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official website
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pauline Kael: el arte de la crítica
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • 29Pictures
      • Good Wizard
      • MadPix
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      1 hour 38 minutes
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      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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