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Pretend It’s a City

Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.
Starring:Fran Lebowitz
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Martin Scorsese revisits the "Metropolitan Life" author, who appears in "Public Speaking" and "The Wolf of Wall Street."

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Pretend It’s a City

Episodes

Pretend It’s a City

Limited Series
  1. Watch Pretend It’s a City. Episode 1 of Season 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.

  2. Watch Cultural Affairs. Episode 2 of Season 1.

    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.

  3. Watch Metropolitan Transit. Episode 3 of Season 1.

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

  4. Watch Board of Estimate. Episode 4 of Season 1.

    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.

  5. Watch Department of Sports & Health. Episode 5 of Season 1.

    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.

  6. Watch Hall of Records. Episode 6 of Season 1.

    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.

  7. Watch Library Services. Episode 7 of Season 1.

    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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Genres
Biographical Documentaries, Docuseries, Social & Cultural Docs
This show is...
Provocative, Witty, Cerebral
Cast
Fran Lebowitz

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