Paris Was a Woman
Documentary
5.9
Release Date
February 19, 1996
Duration
75 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.
Casts
Narrator (voice)
Juliet Stevenson
Self
Shari Benstock
Self (archive footage)
Gertrude Stein
Self (archive footage)
Alice B. Toklas
Self (archive footage)
Janet Flanner
Self (archive footage)
Samuel Steward
Self (archive footage)
Marie Laurencin
Self (archive footage)
Sylvia Beach
Self (archive footage)
Adrienne Monnier
Self
Gisèle Freund
Self (archive footage)
Jean Bernard
Self (archive footage)
Solita Solano
Self (archive footage)
Josephine Baker
Self (archive footage)
Paul Valéry
Self (archive footage)
Natalie Clifford Barney
Self
Berthe Cleyrerque
Self (archive footage)
Colette
Self (archive footage)
Romaine Brooks
Self (archive footage)
Djuna Barnes
Self (archive footage)
Thelma Wood
Self
Catherine R. Stimpson
Self (archive footage)
Pablo Picasso
Self (archive footage)
James Joyce
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