Social commentator Fran Lebowitz, known for being an endless source of witty and pointed observations about American life, has accrued a lot of fans over the decades.
None bigger than filmmaker Martin Scorsese.“I admire her clarity and unequivocal stances,” Scorsese says of his friend in a statement provided to Deadline. “We need people to tell us: this is crazy, this is absurd, this is ironic, this is funny, this is tragic.
Her voice cuts through the din of contemporary discourse. I want to know what she thinks about pretty much everything.”Scorsese doesn’t just take a casual interest in Lebowitz’s opinions.
He has devoted his energies to directing two documentaries about her, the 2010 film Public Speaking and the 2021 Netflix docuseries
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