Public Speaking

A feature-length documentary starring Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her unique take on modern life. The film weaves together extemporaneous monologues with archival footage and the effect is a portrait of Fran's worldview and experiences.

Fran Lebowitz

Pablo Picasso

(Self (archive footage))

Pablo Casals

(Self (archive footage))

Thelonious Monk

(Self (archive footage))

James Baldwin

(Self (archive footage))

Serge Gainsbourg

(Self (archive footage))

Candy Darling

(Self (archive footage))

Andy Warhol

(Self (archive footage))

Truman Capote

(Self (archive footage))

Jack Paar

(Self (archive footage))

Oscar Levant

(Self (archive footage))

Lisa Robinson

(Self (archive footage))

William F. Buckley Jr.

(Self (archive footage))

Cole Porter

(Self (archive footage))

Eugene O'Neill

(Self (archive footage))

S.J. Perelman

(Self (archive footage))

Dorothy Parker

(Self (archive footage))

James Thurber

(Self (archive footage))

Charlie Rose

(Self (archive footage))

Alex Trebek

(Self (archive footage))

Toni Morrison

(Self (archive footage))

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

(Self (archive footage))

Conan O'Brien

(Self (archive footage))

Gore Vidal

(Self (archive footage))

Martin Scorsese

(Self (uncredited))