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(Welcome to
The Quarantine Stream, a series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)
The Series:
Where You Can Stream It: Netflix
The Pitch: Martin Scorsese directs a seven-part series about writer Fran Lebowitz and, by extension, New York City. There’s a
lot of laughing.
Why It’s Essential Quarantine Viewing: Look, we could all use a distraction right now, and
Pretend It’s a City is like a balm for the soul. I’m not saying this is a “feel-good” series because it’s not (there’s too much complaining on hand for it to earn such a label). But it
Martin Scorsese’s Pretend It's a City documents life in New York through the eyes of Fran Lebowitz Besides being a love letter to New York, Pretend It's a City is also an obituary to a certain kind of old-fashioned living. Prahlad Srihari January 10, 2021 14:37:41 IST Fran Lebowitz
Martin Scorsese follows up his 3.5-hour-long meditation on growing old with another 3.5-hour-long meditation on growing old. Only, if
The Irishman was a highlight reel of the themes and paint-jobs that defined his career,
Pretend It's a City is a highlight reel of the aphoristic proclamations and crotchety rants that define Fran Lebowitz's. Divided into seven 30-minute episodes, the Netflix docuseries draws out anecdotes, opinions and one-liners aplenty from the always-happy-to-oblige cultural commentator.
Fran Lebowitz, Martin Scorsese on how Netflix documentary Pretend It's A City tries capturing a long-forgotten NYC Fran Lebowitz and Martin Scorsese discuss Netflix documentary Pretend It's A City, old friendships, and braving the pandemic Martin Scorsese and Fran Lebowitz in Pretend It's a City. Image from Netflix
Had this past New Year’s Eve been a normal one, Fran Lebowitz and Martin Scorsese would have spent it as they usually do: with each other and a few close friends, in the screening room in Scorsese’s office, watching a classic movie like
Vertigo or
The year they got together to see