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  • Fran Lebowitz in profile, in the middle of speaking.
  • Black and white image of Fran Lebowitz wearing a coat and sunglasses while smoking a cigarette indoors.
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PUBLIC SPEAKING

6:15*

The Friday, December 13, 6:15 show is SOLD OUT. A standby line will form 30 minutes before showtime.

*Followed by an audience Q&A with Fran Lebowitz.

(2010) Wit gets no drier than writer Fran Lebowitz’ extemporaneous monologues, interspersed with archival footage of Truman Capote, Oscar Levant, James Baldwin, etc. DCP. Approx. 84 min.

Following the screening, Fran Lebowitz will appear in person for an audience Q&A. After the event, Fran Lebowitz will sign copies of The Fran Lebowitz Reader (available at concession).

Reviews

“Ms. Lebowitz’s endearing narcissism is a study in the notion that arrogance and insecurity are largely two sides of the same cocktail coaster.”
– Ginia Bellafonte, The New York Times

Lebowitz is wry, funny, smart and insanely quick; she and Scorsese didn’t set the topics for discussion in advance, and the film’s energy reflects its of-the-moment quality.”
– Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times

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