What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael 2019
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 98 minutes
- Director
- Rob Garver
- Network
- 29Pictures
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Topic: Film "What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael" (2019). Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2019
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 98 minutes
- Release date
- Mar 22, 2019
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- 29Pictures
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
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- ★ TMDB users: 6.7/10 from 16 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~98 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- 29Pictures
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Topic: Film "What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael" (2019).
Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
Constraints:
Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented names, dates, numbers, etc.
No spoilers in the first sentence.
Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael.
Year: 2018/2019 (Source [1] says 2019, Source [3] says 2018 American biographical documentary).
Genre: American biographical documentary.
Director/Producer/Editor: Rob Garver.
Subject: Pauline Kael (1919–2001), a controversial New Yorker film critic.
Kael's background: Californian native, wrote first review in 1953, joined The New Yorker in 1968.
Kael's style: Highly opinionated, feisty, subjective, sometimes ruthless, intensely rooted in her experience watching a film as a member of the audience.
Kael's impact: Loved and hated in equal measure; influential to other critics, but filmmakers whose films she trashed hated her.
Film content: Portrait of her work and life, her battle to achieve success and influence in the 20
Should you watch it?
“Explore the life and polarizing career of one of the 20th century's most influential film critics.”
- Provides a comprehensive look at the professional journey of a legendary New Yorker critic.
- Features insights from over 30 participants discussing Kael's impact on the film industry.
- Utilizes Sarah Jessica Parker to provide the voice of Pauline Kael throughout the narrative.
- Viewers uninterested in the history of film criticism or the mechanics of journalism may find the subject matter niche.
Watch it if you are interested in the history of cinema and the evolution of critical writing.
This is a biographical documentary with a measured, informative pace suitable for audiences interested in film history.
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The film is a detailed biographical portrait of a major figure in film criticism, making it a valuable watch for those interested in the history of cinema.
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The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 38 minutes.
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This is a standalone biographical documentary film.
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