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James Baldwin | ... |
(archive footage)
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William F. Buckley | ... |
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Truman Capote | ... |
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Pau Casals | ... |
(archive footage)
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Candy Darling | ... |
(archive footage)
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Serge Gainsbourg | ... |
(archive footage)
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Ivo Juhani | ... |
Himself
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Fran Lebowitz | ... |
Herself
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Oscar Levant | ... |
(archive footage)
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Thelonious Monk | ... |
(archive footage)
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Toni Morrison | ... |
(archive footage)
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Conan O'Brien | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
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Eugene O'Neill | ... |
(archive footage)
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Jack Paar | ... |
(archive footage)
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Dorothy Parker | ... |
(archive footage)
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A feature-length documentary starring Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her unique take on modern life. The film weaves together extemporaneous monologues with archival footage and the effect is a portrait of Fran's worldview and experiences. Written by Anonymous
I have been reading, here and there, quotes from Fran Lebowitz for decades, not really knowing who she was.
She is a virtuoso at cutting through the haze and nonsense of American culture to expose the ludicrous truths beneath. I've always felt sort of silly, being American, and now I know why. Thank you, Fran, for putting into words what any well-traveled American already knows in their heart but can't quite verbalize.
We need people like Fran to give us an honest look at ourselves and knock some of the pompous self-righteousness out of us now and then. Thank you, Fran and Mr. Scorsese.