Paris Was a Woman

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.

Directed by Greta Schiller

Top cast

Juliet Stevenson

Narrator (voice)

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Shari Benstock

Self

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Gertrude Stein

Self (archive footage)

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Alice B. Toklas

Self (archive footage)

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Janet Flanner

Self (archive footage)

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Samuel Steward

Self (archive footage)

Marie Laurencin

Self (archive footage)

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Sylvia Beach

Self (archive footage)

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Adrienne Monnier

Self (archive footage)

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Gisèle Freund

Self

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Jean Bernard

Self (archive footage)

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Solita Solano

Self (archive footage)

Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Paul Valéry

Self (archive footage)

Natalie Clifford Barney

Self (archive footage)

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Berthe Cleyrerque

Self

Colette

Self (archive footage)

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Romaine Brooks

Self (archive footage)

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Djuna Barnes

Self (archive footage)

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Thelma Wood

Self (archive footage)

Details