Paris Was a Woman
Documentary
★ 6.4/1019961h 15m
Director: Greta Schiller
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.
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
English
Released
Feb 19, 1996
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
English
Released
Feb 19, 1996
Cast
Juliet Stevenson
Narrator (voice)
Shari Benstock
Shari Benstock
Self
Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein
Self (archive footage)
Alice B. Toklas
Alice B. Toklas
Self (archive footage)
Janet Flanner
Janet Flanner
Self (archive footage)
Samuel Steward
Samuel Steward
Self (archive footage)
Marie Laurencin
Self (archive footage)
Sylvia Beach
Sylvia Beach
Self (archive footage)
Adrienne Monnier
Adrienne Monnier
Self (archive footage)
Gisèle Freund
Gisèle Freund
Self
Jean Bernard
Jean Bernard
Self (archive footage)
Solita Solano
Solita Solano
Self (archive footage)
Josephine Baker
Self (archive footage)
Paul Valéry
Self (archive footage)
Natalie Clifford Barney
Self (archive footage)
Berthe Cleyrerque
Berthe Cleyrerque
Self
Colette
Self (archive footage)
Romaine Brooks
Romaine Brooks
Self (archive footage)
Djuna Barnes
Djuna Barnes
Self (archive footage)
Thelma Wood
Thelma Wood
Self (archive footage)
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