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Film critic

Pauline Kael was an influential American film critic, born on June 19, 1919, and passed away on September 3, 2001. She was a prominent figure in the film criticism world, known for her unique perspective and profound insights into cinema.

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Famous Pauline Kael Quotes

“Moviegoers like to believe that those they have made stars are great actors. People used to say that Gary Cooper was a fine actor probably because when they looked in his face they were ready to give him their power of attorney.”

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Book:Movie love: complete reviews 1988-1991

Source: Movie love: complete reviews 1988-1991

“This movie is a toupee made up to look like honest baldness.”

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Book:Hooked

Source: Hooked

“Citizen Kane is perhaps the one American talking picture that seems as fresh now as the day it opened. It may seem even fresher.”

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Book:The Citizen Kane book

Source: The Citizen Kane book

“Good movies make you care, make you believe in possibilities again. If somewhere in the Hollywood-entertainment world someone has managed to break through with something that speaks to you, then it isn’t all corruption. The movie doesn’t have to be great; it can be stupid and empty and you can still have the joy of a good performance, or the joy in just a good line. An actor’s scowl, a small subversive gesture, a dirty remark that someone tosses off with a mock-innocent face, and the world makes a little bit of sense.”

Source: For Keeps

“The words "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" which I saw on an Italian movie poster, are perhaps the briefest statement imaginable of the basic appeal of movies”

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Author:Pauline Kael

About the Author

Born: June 19, 1919
Died: September 3, 2001
Known for: Film critic
Quotes: 94

Books & Sources

For KeepsRelated source material

i lost it at the moviesRelated source material

Raising Kane and Other EssaysRelated source material

HookedRelated source material

5001 Nights at the MoviesRelated source material

Movie love: complete reviews 1988-1991Related source material

Afterglow: A Last Conversation with Pauline KaelRelated source material

Going Steady: Film Writings, 1968-1969Related source material

Conversations with Pauline KaelRelated source material

For Keeps: 30 Years at the MoviesRelated source material

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