Paris Was a Woman

Paris Was a Woman

1996 1h 15mDir. Greta Schiller
5.9/ 10
Documentary

Overview

Women (many of them lesbian) artists, writers, photographers, designers, and adventurers settled in Paris between the wars. They embraced France, some developed an ex-pat culture, and most cherished a way of life quite different than the one left behind.

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Cast & Crew

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Narrator (voice)

S

Shari Benstock

Self

G

Gertrude Stein

Self (archive footage)

A

Alice B. Toklas

Self (archive footage)

J

Janet Flanner

Self (archive footage)

S

Samuel Steward

Self (archive footage)

Marie Laurencin

Marie Laurencin

Self (archive footage)

S

Sylvia Beach

Self (archive footage)

A

Adrienne Monnier

Self (archive footage)

G

Gisèle Freund

Self

J

Jean Bernard

Self (archive footage)

S

Solita Solano

Self (archive footage)

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Paul Valéry

Paul Valéry

Self (archive footage)

Natalie Clifford Barney

Natalie Clifford Barney

Self (archive footage)

B

Berthe Cleyrerque

Self

Colette

Colette

Self (archive footage)

R

Romaine Brooks

Self (archive footage)

D

Djuna Barnes

Self (archive footage)

T

Thelma Wood

Self (archive footage)

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