Pauline Kael Quote

For some strange reason we don't go to charming, light movies anymore. People expect a movie to be heavy and turgid, like "American Beauty." We've become a heavy-handed society.

"The Perils of Being Pauline," interview with Francis Davis, The New Yorker (October 2001).

For some strange reason we don't go to charming, light movies anymore. People expect a movie to be heavy and turgid, like American Beauty. We've...

For some strange reason we don't go to charming, light movies anymore. People expect a movie to be heavy and turgid, like American Beauty. We've...

For some strange reason we don't go to charming, light movies anymore. People expect a movie to be heavy and turgid, like American Beauty. We've...

For some strange reason we don't go to charming, light movies anymore. People expect a movie to be heavy and turgid, like American Beauty. We've...