Paris Was a Woman (1996)
1996-02-19
(US) •
Documentary
5.9/10
User
Score
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.
Movie Cast
Juliet Stevenson
Narrator (voice)
Shari Benstock
Self
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 (archive footage)
Gisèle Freund
Self
Jean Bernard
Self (archive footage)
Solita Solano
Self (archive footage)
Josephine Baker
Self (archive footage)
Paul Valéry
Self (archive footage)
Natalie Clifford Barney
Self (archive footage)
Berthe Cleyrerque
Self
Colette
Self (archive footage)
Romaine Brooks
Self (archive footage)
Djuna Barnes
Self (archive footage)
Thelma Wood
Self (archive footage)
Catherine R. Stimpson
Self
Pablo Picasso
Self (archive footage)
