Director Martin Scorsese returns to Netflix, one year after his Best Picture nominee The Irishman, with the new documentary Pretend It’s a City.
Scorsese, 78, both directs and is featured in front of the camera for this new documentary, exploring the mind of humorist Fran Lebowitz.
The trailer (via Netflix YouTube) shows excerpts of the director’s conversations with the 70-year-old Lebowitz where she offers her opinions on her beloved home, New York City.
New doc: Director Martin Scorsese returns to Netflix, one year after his Best Picture nominee The Irishman, with the new documentary Pretend It’s a City
Fran speaks: Scorsese, 78, both directs and is featured in front of the camera for this new documentary, exploring the mind of humorist Fran Lebowitz
The trailer opens with an American Film Institute event in New York, where she was on stage chatting with Scorsese and taking questions from fans in attendance.
One such attendee began his question by stating, ‘Hey Fran, I’ve actually never heard of you before,’ to which she responded, ‘That’s really a good way to break the ice,’ which brought laughter from Scorsese and the rest of the crowd.
There are also shots of Lebowitz, who has written books such as Metropolitan Life and Social Studies, being introduced and walking on stage.
Event: The trailer opens with an American Film Institute event in New York, where she was on stage chatting with Scorsese and taking questions from fans in attendance
Response: One such attendee began his question by stating, ‘Hey Fran, I’ve actually never heard of you before,’ to which she responded, ‘That’s really a good way to break the ice,’ which brought laughter from Scorsese and the rest of the crowd
She’s also seen at a bar, sitting down with Scorsese, as she explains that people are often, ‘infuriated with me because I am filled with opinions.’
She’s also seen laughing with Scorsese on stage, while explaining that, ‘in New York, there are millions of people, and the only person looking where she’s going is me.’
Lebowitz adds, ‘I should write a manifesto, the title of which would be Pretend It’s a City,’ adding it would take just ‘one subway ride to turn the Dalai Lama into a lunatic.’
Infuriated: She’s also seen at a bar, sitting down with Scorsese, as she explains that people are often, ‘infuriated with me because I am filled with opinions’
Laughs: She’s also seen laughing with Scorsese on stage, while explaining that, ‘in New York, there are millions of people, and the only person looking where she’s going is me’
Lunatic: Lebowitz adds, ‘I should write a manifesto, the title of which would be Pretend It’s a City,’ adding it would take just ‘one subway ride to turn the Dalai Lama into a lunatic’
She also adds on stage that she is the only person to live in New York as long as she has, ‘and never made a correct real estate decision.’
Lebowitz is also seen asking a vendor if it’s considered, ‘fair’ for people to bring a book into Times Square, adding, ‘It’s not fair to the books.’
She’s also seen watching a group of people pull weighted tires down the sidewalk, stating, ‘People want to challenge themselves. I find real life challenging enough.’
Real estate: She also adds on stage that she is the only person to live in New York as long as she has, ‘and never made a correct real estate decision’
Not fair: Lebowitz is also seen asking a vendor if it’s considered, ‘fair’ for people to bring a book into Times Square, adding, ‘It’s not fair to the books’
Challenging: She’s also seen watching a group of people pull weighted tires down the sidewalk, stating, ‘People want to challenge themselves. I find real life challenging enough’
The trailer ends with Lebowitz asked by Scorsese, ‘does complaining change anything?’
She responds, ‘Not so far. I mean, of course, I’m a young woman,’ as they both laugh in the final shot of the trailer.
Pretend It’s a City is slated to debut exclusively on the Netflix streaming service starting January 8.
Complaining: The trailer ends with Lebowitz asked by Scorsese, ‘does complaining change anything?’
Debut: Pretend It’s a City is slated to debut exclusively on the Netflix streaming service starting January 8