Pretend It's a City Cultural Affairs (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 31 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

Pretend It's a City

Cultural Affairs (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-14

TV Episode | 31 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

Fran discusses her interest in the mystery of talent, the danger of writing and that one time she was chased by Charles Mingus through the streets of New York City.

Director

Martin Scorsese

Cinematographer

Ellen Kuras

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 8, 2021

Release date

Jan 8, 2021 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
Fran Lebowitz Self Self See fewer	The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Alec Baldwin Self Self See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Leonard Bernstein Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958)
Duke Ellington Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Marvin Gaye Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	High Fidelity (2000)
Spike Lee Self Self See fewer	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Charles Mingus Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Jerry Maguire (1996)
Toni Morrison Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Beloved (1998)
Michael Alexis Palmer Host at the Players Host at the Players See fewer	1275 Clayton (2017)
Martin Scorsese Self Self See fewer	Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)