Public Speaking
Public Speaking
Release: 2011-02-23
·Runtime: 82m
·★ 7.0
Documentary
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
American Express
Consolidated Documentaries
Sikelia Productions
Café Lebowitz
Cast
Fran Lebowitz
as Self
Pablo Picasso
as Self (archive footage)
Thelonious Monk
as Self (archive footage)
James Baldwin
as Self (archive footage)
Serge Gainsbourg
as Self (archive footage)
Candy Darling
as Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol
as Self (archive footage)
Truman Capote
as Self (archive footage)
Oscar Levant
as Self (archive footage)
William F. Buckley Jr.
as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter
as Self (archive footage)
Eugene O'Neill
as Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Parker
as Self (archive footage)
James Thurber
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Rose
as Self (archive footage)
Alex Trebek
as Self (archive footage)
Toni Morrison
as Self (archive footage)
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
as Self (archive footage)
Conan O'Brien
as Self (archive footage)
Gore Vidal
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Scorsese
as Self (uncredited)
Crew
Martin Scorsese
Director
Margaret Bodde
Producer
Martin Scorsese
Producer
Graydon Carter
Producer
Ted Griffin
Executive Producer
David Tedeschi
Editor
Fran Lebowitz
Producer
Ellen Kuras
Director of Photography
Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Producer
Lisa Rinzler
Additional Photography
Charlotte Gainsbourg
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