Public Speaking

Scorsese on Lebowitz: My Dinner With Fran-dre
A quintessential New York personality, I really hadn't heard much about humorist Fran Lebowitz in recent years. So when Martin Scorsese's documentary "Public Speaking" popped up, I thought it would be interesting to see how the feisty Lebowitz was still getting along. Let's just say that she's as pleased with herself as ever and I certainly don't mean that in a negative way. Lebowitz, in a series of articles, essays and collections turned into books, was anointed one of the premiere social satirists of her day. A 1970's Dorothy Parker with scathing observational humor about the era in which she found fame, Lebowitz has been largely absent from the publishing scene for many years. Her most famous books were released in 1978 ("Metropolitan Life") and 1981 ("Social Studies). There was finally another collection in 1994, "The Fran Lebowitz Reader," which was still funny but was starting to show its age with quaintly out of sync cultural references.

Lebowitz, however, as a...

Public Hilarity
This is a gem of a movie. Fran Lebowitz will knock off your socks. She is brilliant and you get to experience the world through her eyes.
I rarely buy movies, but after seeing this in the theater I knew it's one I needed to own!

Thought Provoking and Funny!
What an insightful, smart,and funny lady! I have seen it four times and each time I catch something different. I have read her books and articles but never heard her speak - I was not disappointed. A totally enjoyable film!

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