Paris Was a Woman
6.4•1996•1h 15m•Released

Paris Was a Woman

Documentary

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.

Status
Released
Original Language
English
User Votes
7

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Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Narrator (voice)

Shari Benstock

Self

Gertrude Stein

Self (archive footage)

Alice B. Toklas

Self (archive footage)

Janet Flanner

Self (archive footage)

Samuel Steward

Self (archive footage)

Marie Laurencin

Marie Laurencin

Self (archive footage)

Sylvia Beach

Self (archive footage)

Adrienne Monnier

Self (archive footage)

Gisèle Freund

Self

Jean Bernard

Self (archive footage)

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)

Berthe Cleyrerque

Self

Colette

Colette

Self (archive footage)

Romaine Brooks

Self (archive footage)

Djuna Barnes

Self (archive footage)

Thelma Wood

Self (archive footage)

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