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Pretend It's a City

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Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.

DocumentaryComedy

3.7 / 5

8th January 2021 - 8th January 2021
Producer
Josh Porter
Top Cast
Fran LebowitzMartin ScorseseSpike Lee
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Pretend It's a City Still
Pretend It's a City
8th January 2021

Episode 1

Meet Fran Lebowitz and join her on her rambles as she muses about deadly distractions, Times Square terror, subway stoppers and total building fails.

Cultural Affairs Still
Cultural Affairs
8th January 2021

Episode 2

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.

Metropolitan Transit Still
Metropolitan Transit
8th January 2021

Episode 3

Mean cabbies, arty subway stations, interstellar tourism and spacey bus drivers can get Fran going. Then Leonardo DiCaprio offered her an e-cigarette.

Board of Estimate Still
Board of Estimate
8th January 2021

Episode 4

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.

Department of Sports & Health Still
Department of Sports & Health
8th January 2021

Episode 5

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.

Hall of Records Still
Hall of Records
8th January 2021

Episode 6

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.

Library Services Still
Library Services
8th January 2021

Episode 7

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.