Pretend It's a City
TV-14
8
2021
Comedy
, Documentary
Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.
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- Cast:
- Fran Lebowitz , Martin Scorsese , Spike Lee , Alec Baldwin
Episode 7 : Library Services
January. 08,2021
Books opened up the world to young Fran. Today, she can't throw a volume away — but she will trash the writer of a glowing blurb for a lousy tome.
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Episode 6 : Hall of Records
January. 08,2021
Fran's all about fun — guilty pleasures, not so much. Just give her a party, a movie, a small child or a luminous Cary Grant. You can keep technology.
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Episode 5 : Department of Sports & Health
January. 08,2021
Knowing that some are annoyed that she's still alive, Fran understands that smoking is bad for you. "Wellness" and sports sound even worse to her.
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Episode 4 : Board of Estimate
January. 08,2021
It's a living: Fran hates money but loves things, so she must work — though she prefers to read. Winning the lottery may be her only other option.
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Episode 3 : Metropolitan Transit
January. 08,2021
Mean cabbies, arty subway stations, interstellar tourism and spacey bus drivers can get Fran going. Then Leonardo DiCaprio offered her an e-cigarette.
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Episode 2 : Cultural Affairs
January. 08,2021
The mysteries of talent are scrutinized as Fran looks at the peril of writing, the joy of Motown and the time Charles Mingus chased her on the street.
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Episode 1 : Pretend It's a City
January. 08,2021
Meet Fran Lebowitz and join her on her rambles as she muses about deadly distractions, Times Square terror, subway stoppers and total building fails.
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