--- product_id: 9713567 title: "I Lost It at the Movies: Film Writings 1954-1965" brand: "pauline kael" price: "VT11042" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/9713567-i-lost-it-at-the-movies-film-writings-1954-1965 store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # I Lost It at the Movies: Film Writings 1954-1965 **Brand:** pauline kael **Price:** VT11042 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** I Lost It at the Movies: Film Writings 1954-1965 by pauline kael - **How much does it cost?** VT11042 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/9713567-i-lost-it-at-the-movies-film-writings-1954-1965) ## Best For - pauline kael enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted pauline kael brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description I Lost it at the Movies ## Images ![I Lost It at the Movies: Film Writings 1954-1965 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81eqYNfVPcL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the Twentieth Century's Greatest Critics - The Early Years *by T***E on Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2008* I bought this book, along Kael's 5001 NIGHTS AT THE MOVIES (capsule reviews) and its sister collection DEEPER INTO MOVIES as a used book b/c it's out-of-print(!), after getting into an online discussion about movies...and realizing the "critics" being bruited about were Rex Reed and Ain't It Cool News! When I mentioned Kael, who I'd read in THE NEW YORKER from the mid-Seventies through the Nineties along with owning copies of all her collections up to REELING from my college days, I got a lot of "Who's she, anyway?" Since my college collection of Kael paperbacks had long since succumbed to age or being lost while moving, I realized it was past time to start repurchasing them.Simply put, Pauline Kael ranks alongside James Agee, Manny Farber, Dorothy Parker, Andrew Sarris and Frank Rich as one of the greatest American critics of the Twentieth Century. Unlike too many "movie reviewers" who think a snappy quip is all that's required, Kael gave intense analysis even to films she disliked intensely, so that her judgements were highly nuanced and thought through. Her insight into the shift in filmmaking and film consumption in the mid-late Twentieth Century, coupled with understanding of earlier movie eras, helps clarify the Sixties American switch from "movies" to "cinema"...and back again during the Reagan Eighties. She was a lifelong "movie lover" with the intelligence to comprehend the meaning of non-mainstream "cinema" - and the wisdom to know when its praise was earned, and when it was just pseudointellectual cliquishness.This first collection is, in many ways, Kael's most "critique-y", containing a series of long articles on topics like the growing "cinerati" fondness for films with oblique narratives like LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD or LA NOTTE ("Zeitgeist and Poltergeist"), the "deep cinema" movies that were in their way as fraudulent as Hollywood's worst ("Fantasies of the Art House Audience"), and even a lengthy swipe at McCarthyism's corruption of Hollywood which should be required reading for Ann Coulter and every other "HUAC apologist" ("Morality Plays Right and Left"). There are also witty and thoughtful reviews of both "arthouse" and popular films of the mid-Fifties through mid-Sixties.I cannot recommend this book highly enough - and I urge some US publisher to reprint her entire ouerve, and Amazon to "Kindleize" her work so that a new generation can appreciate the greatness of spirit that was Pauline Kael. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good but not her best *by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2019* I have nearly all her books. This is good but not in her top ten. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Reviewer *by A***T on Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2013* I've always liked most of Ms Kael's reviews and reading how s and why she came to the conclusions she did was interesting. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/9713567-i-lost-it-at-the-movies-film-writings-1954-1965](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/9713567-i-lost-it-at-the-movies-film-writings-1954-1965) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-06-08*