Fran Lebowitz’s Netflix documentary on New York, by Scorsese, reveals itself in trailer

The streaming platform will put this documentary online on January 8. We discover New York through the eyes of the American author and actress Fran Lebowitz.

“In New York, there are millions of people. And I’m the only one watching where she’s going.” Martin Scorsese signs Pretend It’s A City, a documentary in which the filmmaker shows the Big Apple through the eyes of American author and actress Fran Lebowitz.

“Fran Lebowitz knows what she likes and what she doesn’t. And she won’t wait for your permission to tell you. For decades, the critic and essayist has been expressing her opinions, sometimes grotesque, always delusional. New Yorker at heart, Lebowitz elevated straightforward discourse to an art form, wrapping her non-absurd observations about the city and its people in a powerful, everyday commentary that spares no one, “a platform statement read.

A first trailer was unveiled on Monday:

Pretend It’s a City is described by Netflix as “a furiously funny guidebook every New Yorker has dreamed of,” with a modern take on a variety of topics from tourists to money to the subway and the not-so-obvious art of walking around in Times Square.

“At the same time, Lebowitz’s past is brought to light: a life marked by constant curiosity and invigorating independence,” says the synopsis.

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