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

Cast of
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

About 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
plays Self (archive footage)

Sarah Jessica Parker
plays 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...

See Sarah Jessica Parker's other roles

Quentin Tarantino
plays Self

Quentin Tarantino as Self

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

See Quentin Tarantino's other roles

David O. Russell
plays Self

Alec Baldwin
plays Self

Alec Baldwin as Self

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

See Alec Baldwin's other roles

Francis Ford Coppola
plays 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...

See Francis Ford Coppola's other roles

Paul Schrader
plays Self

Paul Schrader as Self

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

See Paul Schrader's other roles

John Boorman
plays Self

Robert Towne
plays Self

Joe Morgenstern
plays Self

James Wolcott
plays Self

Gina James
plays Self

William Whitworth
plays Self

Marcia Nasatir
plays Self

Christopher Durang
plays Self

John Guare
plays Self

Carol Baum
plays Self

Tom Pollock
plays Self

Molly Haskell
plays Self

David V. Picker
plays Self

David M. Edelstien
plays Self

George Malko
plays Self

Stephanie Zacharek
plays Self

Greil Marcus
plays Self

Craig Seligman
plays Self

Michael Sragow
plays Self

Brian Kellow
plays Self

Carrie Rickey
plays Self

Daryl Chin
plays Self

Philip Lopate
plays Self

Lili Anolik
plays Self

Daniel Menaker
plays Self

Jaime Manrique
plays Self

Camille Paglia
plays Self

Laurence McGilvery
plays Self

Ortun Neisar
plays Self

Chester Villalba
plays Self

Dirk van Nouhays
plays Self

Woody Allen
plays Self

William Peter Blatty
plays Self

Peter Bogdanovich
plays Self

Peter Bogdanovich as Self

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

See Peter Bogdanovich's other roles

Dick Cavett
plays Self

Dick Cavett as Self

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

See Dick Cavett's other roles

Joel F. Haberli
plays Self

Jerry Lewis
plays Self

Jerry Lewis as Self

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

See Jerry Lewis's other roles

Norman Mailer
plays Self


Crew of What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Discover the backstage crew of What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael →