Paris Was a Woman

Paris Was a Woman

5.9
1996
1h 15m
Movie
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.

Details

Director

Greta Schiller

Writers

Andrea Weiss

Status

Released

Original Language

English

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Production

Jezebel Productions
Top Billed

Cast

Juliet Stevenson

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

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)

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