Kael is a widely-read and respected film critic, consultant, and educator. In the following excerpt, she discusses the plot, style and themes of Ginger and Fred, asserting that the film lacks energy a...
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Everyone remembers the blowhard on the movie line in Annie Hall. But almost nobody remembers that some of what he says is right.
“We saw the Fellini film,” he begins, and forget the bl...
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Everyone remembers the blowhard on the movie line in Annie Hall. But almost nobody remembers that some of what he says is right.
“We saw the Fellini film,” he begins, and forget the b...
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The screen persona of Fred Astaire is more enduringly charismatic than that of any other musical performer in the history of the medium. Yet, the now-celebrated report on his
Hollywood screen test...
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Critical Review by Pauline Kael
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