Cast and Crew of What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

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.

Full Cast of What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Pauline Kael as Self (archive footage)

Pauline Kael

as Self (archive footage)
Sarah Jessica Parker as Pauline's Voice Over

Sarah Jessica Parker

as Pauline's Voice Over

Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American actress and television producer. She is the recipient of nu...

Quentin Tarantino as Self

Quentin Tarantino

as Self

Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer ...

David O. Russell as Self

David O. Russell

as Self
Alec Baldwin as Self

Alec Baldwin

as Self

An American actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television. Baldwin first gained recognition through televisio...

Francis Ford Coppola as Self

Francis Ford Coppola

as Self

Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is widely accla...

Paul Schrader as Self

Paul Schrader

as Self

Paul Joseph Schrader (born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first becam...

John Boorman as Self

John Boorman

as Self
Robert Towne as Self

Robert Towne

as Self

Joe Morgenstern

as Self

James Wolcott

as Self
Gina James as Self

Gina James

as Self

William Whitworth

as Self
Marcia Nasatir as Self

Marcia Nasatir

as Self
Christopher Durang as Self

Christopher Durang

as Self

John Guare

as Self
Carol Baum as Self

Carol Baum

as Self
Tom Pollock as Self

Tom Pollock

as Self
Molly Haskell as Self

Molly Haskell

as Self

David V. Picker

as Self
David M. Edelstien as Self

David M. Edelstien

as Self

George Malko

as Self

Stephanie Zacharek

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

Camille Paglia

as Self

Laurence McGilvery

as Self

Ortun Neisar

as Self

Chester Villalba

as Self

Dirk van Nouhays

as Self
Woody Allen as Self

Woody Allen

as Self
William Peter Blatty as Self

William Peter Blatty

as Self
Peter Bogdanovich as Self

Peter Bogdanovich

as Self

Peter Bogdanovich ComSE (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, ...

Dick Cavett as Self

Dick Cavett

as Self

Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality and former talk show hos...

Joel F. Haberli

as Self
Jerry Lewis as Self

Jerry Lewis

as Self

Jerry Lewis (March 16, 1926 - August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director ...

Norman Mailer as Self

Norman Mailer

as Self

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