TV series

Pretend It's a City

2021 · 1 season

Like eavesdropping on a sharp, funny friend riffing about city life, equal parts charming and cantankerous.

Tagline: New York City. New York icon.
Overview: Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.
How it feels: Satirical, warm, cynical and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, art, media, class
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
art
media
class
memory
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: documentary, comedy
Created by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Fran Lebowitz, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Alec Baldwin, Olivia Wilde
Cinematography: Ellen Kuras
Length: 1 seasons, 7 episodes, 30 min each
Network: Netflix
Country: United States of America
Languages: English