Summary
Martin Scorsese’s portrait of writer and social commentator Fran Lebowitz, celebrated for her sharp wit and observations on modern life. Filmed at New York’s Waverly Inn and intercut with archival footage and interviews, the documentary captures Lebowitz’s distinctive worldview through her spontaneous monologues and public appearances.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 85Audiences 80GoodWatch 71
Tomatometer92%
Metascore78
Audience score84%
IMDb7.6
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −14 min on the typical 96
typical 9682Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Released
2011
February 23, 2011
15 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 19 more25 people
- Fran LebowitzSelf
- Pablo PicassoSelf (archive footage)
- PCPablo CasalsSelf (archive footage)
- Thelonious MonkSelf (archive footage)
- James BaldwinSelf (archive footage)
- Serge GainsbourgSelf (archive footage)
- Candy DarlingSelf (archive footage)
- Andy WarholSelf (archive footage)
- Truman CapoteSelf (archive footage)
Jack PaarSelf (archive footage)
Oscar LevantSelf (archive footage)- LRLisa RobinsonSelf (archive footage)
William F. Buckley Jr.Self (archive footage)
Cole PorterSelf (archive footage)
Eugene O'NeillSelf (archive footage)- SPS.J. PerelmanSelf (archive footage)
Dorothy ParkerSelf (archive footage)
James ThurberSelf (archive footage)
Charlie RoseSelf (archive footage)
Alex TrebekSelf (archive footage)
Toni MorrisonSelf (archive footage)
King Carl XVI Gustaf of SwedenSelf (archive footage)
Conan O'BrienSelf (archive footage)
Gore VidalSelf (archive footage)
Directing · 2
- Martin Scorsese Director, Producer
- Chiemi Karasawa Script Supervisor
Production · 9
- Ted Griffin Executive Producer
- John Hayes Executive Producer
- Fran Lebowitz Producer
- Graydon Carter Producer
- Emma Tillinger Koskoff Producer
- Margaret Bodde Producer
Camera · 16
- Ellen Kuras Director of Photography
- Christopher Norr Camera Operator
- Keith Putnam Digital Imaging Technician
- Carlos O. Guerra Camera Operator
- David S. Tuttman Camera Operator
- Rick Gioia Assistant Camera
Editing · 3
- Damian Rodriguez Editor
- David Tedeschi Editor
- Alan Lowe Assistant Editor, Post Production Supervisor
Sound · 7
- Felix Andrew Sound
- Mark Roy Sound
- Peter Miller Sound
- Philip Stockton Sound Editor
- Danny Michael Sound
- Tom Fleischman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lighting · 3
- Paul Daley Gaffer
- Tristan G. Sheridan Gaffer
- John C. Nadeau Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Charlotte Gainsbourg Thanks
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