Pauline Kael

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Film Critic
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_New_Republic
gptkbp:awards gptkb:New_York_Film_Critics_Circle_Award
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Film_Critics_Association_Award
National Book Award
gptkbp:birthDate June 19, 1919
gptkbp:deathDate September 3, 2001
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pauline Kael
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Corliss
gptkb:Peter_Travers
gptkb:Roger_Ebert
gptkb:A.O._Scott
gptkb:David_Denby
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:François_Truffaut
gptkb:Jean-Luc_Godard
gptkb:Sergei_Eisenstein
gptkbp:knownFor Film criticism
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableQuote “I think the most important thing is to be honest with yourself.”
“A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.”
“The only way to make a good movie is to make a bad one first.”
“I think that the best movies are the ones that make you think.”
“The movies are a great place to find out who you are.”
“I think that the best way to see a movie is to see it with an open mind.”
“I don't want to be a critic. I want to be a writer.”
“Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash, we have very little reason to see them.”
“The best movies are the ones that make you feel something.”
“You can't be a good critic unless you can be a good writer.”
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Kiss_Kiss_Bang_Bang
gptkb:5001_Nights_at_the_Movies
Deeper into Movies
I Lost It at the Movies
gptkbp:occupation Author
Film Critic
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Petaluma,_California
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Berkeley,_California
gptkbp:spouse James_Kael