Director Martin Scorsese returns to Netflix, a year after his Best Picture nominee, The Irishman, with the new documentary Pretend It’s a City.
Scorsese, 78, both directs and appears in front of the camera for this new documentary, exploring the mind of comedian Fran Lebowitz.
The trailer (via Netflix YouTube) shows excerpts of the director’s conversations with the 70-year-old Lebowitz where she gives her thoughts on her boyfriend’s home, New York City.
New Doc: Director Martin Scorsese returns to Netflix, a year after his Best Picture nominee, The Irishman, with the new documentary Pretend It’s a City
Fran speaks: Scorsese, 78, both directing and appearing in front of the camera for this new documentary, exploring the mind of comedian Fran Lebowitz
The trailer opens with an American Film Institute event in New York, where she was on stage talking to Scorsese and raising questions from fans in attendance.
One such waiter began his question by saying, ‘Hey Fran, I’ve never heard of you before,’ to which she replied, ‘That’s a good way to break the ice,’ which laughter from Scorsese and the rest of the crowd.
Pictures of Lebowitz, who has written books such as Metropolitan Life and Social Studies, are also included and walked onto the stage.
Event: The trailer opens with an American Film Institute event in New York, where she was on stage talking to Scorsese and raising questions from fans in attendance
Answer: One such waiter started his question by saying, ‘Hey Fran, I’ve never heard of you before,’ to which she replied, ‘That’s really a good way to broke, ‘laughed Scorsese and the rest of the crowd
She’s also seen at a bar, sitting down with Scorsese, because she explains that people often, ‘infuriated with me because I’m full of ideas. ‘
She’s also been seen laughing with Scorsese on stage, and she explains, ‘in New York, there are millions of people, and I’m the only one who looks where she’s dol. ‘
Lebowitz said, ‘I should write a manifesto, titled Pretend It’s a City,’ adding that it would take just ‘one underground trip to turn the Dalai Lama into a moon. ‘
Infuriated: She is also seen at a bar, sitting down with Scorsese, as she explains that people often, ‘infuriated with me because I’m full of ideas’
Laughter: She’s also seen laughing with Scorsese on stage, and she explains, ‘in New York, there are millions of people, and I’m the only one who looks where ia ‘dol.
Lunatic: Lebowitz says, ‘I should write a manifesto, entitled Pretend It’s a City,’ adding that it would take just ‘one underground trip to turn the Dalai Lama into a moon’
She also said on stage that she is the only person who has lived in New York for as long as she has been, ‘and that she never made the right decision about buildings. ‘
Lebowitz is also seen asking a salesperson if it is considered ‘fair’ for people to bring a book into Times Square, saying, ‘It is not fair to the books. ‘
She is also seen watching a group of people pulling weighted tires down the pavement, saying, ‘People want to challenge themselves. Life is really challenging enough. ‘
Buildings: She also adds on stage that she’s the only person living in New York for as long as she’s been, ‘and that she didn’t make the right decision about buildings. never ‘
That’s not fair: Lebowitz is also seen asking a salesman if he considers it ‘fair’ for people to bring a book to Times Square, saying, ‘It’s not fair to the books
Challenging: She has also been seen watching a group of people pulling weighted tires down the pavement, saying, ‘People want to challenge themselves. Life is really challenging enough ‘
The trailer ends with Lebowitz asking Scorsese, ‘does complaint change anything? ‘
She replied, ‘Not so far. I mean, of course, I’m a young woman, ’cause they’re both laughing in the last picture of the trailer.
Pretend It’s a City is slated to launch exclusively on Netflix streaming service starting Jan. 8.
Complaint: The trailer ends with Lebowitz asking Scorsese, ‘does complaint change anything? ‘
Discuss: Pretend It’s a City slated to launch exclusively on Netflix streaming service starting January 8