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Pretend It's a City

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2021
  • TV-14
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
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Pretend It's a City (2021)
Pretend It's A City
Play trailer1:09
1 Video
14 Photos
BiographyComedyDocumentary

Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.

  • Stars
    • Fran Lebowitz
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Alec Baldwin
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    9.2K
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    • Stars
      • Fran Lebowitz
      • Martin Scorsese
      • Alec Baldwin
    • 68User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Fran Lebowitz
    Fran Lebowitz
    • Self
    • 2021
    Martin Scorsese
    Martin Scorsese
    • Self
    • 2021
    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Self
    • 2021
    Michael Alexis Palmer
    • Self - Host at the Players
    • 2021
    Spike Lee
    Spike Lee
    • Self
    • 2021
    Toni Morrison
    Toni Morrison
    • Self
    • 2021
    Olivia Wilde
    Olivia Wilde
    • Self
    • 2021
    Leonard Bernstein
    Leonard Bernstein
    • Self
    • 2021
    Marvin Gaye
    Marvin Gaye
    • Self
    • 2021
    Duke Ellington
    Duke Ellington
    • Self
    • 2021
    Charles Mingus
    Charles Mingus
    • Self
    • 2021
    Steven Bozga
    Steven Bozga
    • Self - Audience Member
    • 2021
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    • Trivia
      Lebowitz knocks over the Queensboro Bridge when they recorded the scenes inside New York' scale model at the Queens Museum. According to her, the guy who was in charge of the shooting was in a panic the entire time.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Project: Episode dated 12 February 2024 (2024)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 8, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Netflix Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Уявіть, що це місто
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      • 30m
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