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Paris Was a Woman

Paris Was a Woman

Feb 19, 1996 1h 15m
5.9
6 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Paris Was a Woman
Companies Jezebel Productions
Countries Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Keywords woman director, lesbian
Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Narrator (voice)
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)
Jean Bernard

Jean Bernard

Self (archive footage)
Solita Solano

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)
Colette

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)
Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Self (archive footage)
James Joyce

James Joyce

Self (archive footage)