Paris Was a Woman (1996)

  • NR
  • 11/08/1996 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 15m

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.

Greta Schiller

Director

Andrea Weiss

Writer

Cast

Juliet Stevenson's headshot

Juliet Stevenson

Narrator (voice)
Shari Benstock's headshot

Shari Benstock

Self
Gertrude Stein's headshot

Gertrude Stein

Self (archive footage)
Alice B. Toklas's headshot

Alice B. Toklas

Self (archive footage)
Janet Flanner's headshot

Janet Flanner

Self (archive footage)
Samuel Steward's headshot

Samuel Steward

Self (archive footage)
Marie Laurencin's headshot

Marie Laurencin

Self (archive footage)
Sylvia Beach's headshot

Sylvia Beach

Self (archive footage)

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