Public Speaking (2011)

★ 7.0 1h 22m 61 votes IMDb
Documentary
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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.

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Cast

Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz as Self Age 75 · Morristown, New Jersey, USA Frances Ann Lebowitz (/ˈliːbəwɪts/; born October 27, 1950) is an American author, public speaker, cultural critic, and actor. She is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filter...
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso as Self (archive footage) Died 1973 · Málaga, Andalucía, Spain Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential...
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk as Self (archive footage) Died 1982 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
James Baldwin
James Baldwin as Self (archive footage) Died 1987 · Harlem, New York, USA James Arthur Baldwin was an African-American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son, explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of ra...
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg as Self (archive footage) Died 1991 · Paris, France Serge Gainsbourg (born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was...
Candy Darling
Candy Darling as Self (archive footage) Died 1974 · Forest Hills, New York Candy Darling (November 24, 1944 – March 21, 1974) was an American actress, best known as a Warhol Superstar and transgender icon. She starred in Andy Warhol's films Flesh and Women in Revolt, and was...
Director Martin Scorsese
Cast Fran Lebowitz, Pablo Picasso, Pablo Casals, Thelonious Monk, James Baldwin, Serge Gainsbourg, Candy Darling, Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Jack Paar

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