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Pauline Kael

Pauline Kael

Born

July 19, 1919

Died

September 3, 2001 (82 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Petaluma, California, USA

IMDb

Pauline Kael was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker from 1968 to 1991. Known for her "witty, biting, highly opinionated and sharply focused" reviews, Kael's opinions often ran contrary to those of her contemporaries.

Known For

Life Itself
7.5

Life Itself

PBS News Hour
5.5

PBS News Hour

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
7.4

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
5.7

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
6.6

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Faye

Faye

Self - Film Critic (archive footage)

6.7

2024

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Self (archive footage)

7.4

2022

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Self (archive footage)

6.6

2019

Life Itself

Life Itself

Self - Film Critic (archive footage)

7.5

2014

Ed & Pauline

0.0

2014

Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton

Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton

Self

5.6

2013

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

Self

5.7

2009

Altman on His Own Terms

Altman on His Own Terms

Self (voice)

0.0

2000

The Magical Eye

Self

0.0

1989

The Man with No Name

The Man with No Name

Self

0.0

1977

PBS News Hour

PBS News Hour

Self - Movie Critic, The New Yorker · (1 episode)

5.5

1975

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · (1 episode)

5.4

1961

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