Paris Was a Woman
6.4
7 votes
February 19, 1996
1h 15m
Documentary
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.
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Where to watch
In United States
Free
Cast
Juliet Stevenson
Narrator (voice)S
Shari Benstock
SelfG
Gertrude Stein
Self (archive footage)A
Alice B. Toklas
Self (archive footage)J
Janet Flanner
Self (archive footage)S
Samuel Steward
Self (archive footage)
Marie Laurencin
Self (archive footage)S
Sylvia Beach
Self (archive footage)A
Adrienne Monnier
Self (archive footage)G
Gisèle Freund
SelfJ
Jean Bernard
Self (archive footage)S
Solita Solano
Self (archive footage)
Josephine Baker
Self (archive footage)
Paul Valéry
Self (archive footage)
Natalie Clifford Barney
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