Paris Was a Woman

Paris Was a Woman

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.

US

Made in US

6.4/10

1996

Documentary

Server

Having issues? Try switching to a different server.

Cast

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

As Narrator (voice)

Shari Benstock

Shari Benstock

As Self

Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein

As Self (archive footage)

Alice B. Toklas

Alice B. Toklas

As Self (archive footage)

Janet Flanner

Janet Flanner

As Self (archive footage)

Samuel Steward

Samuel Steward

As Self (archive footage)

Marie Laurencin

Marie Laurencin

As Self (archive footage)

Sylvia Beach

Sylvia Beach

As Self (archive footage)

Adrienne Monnier

Adrienne Monnier

As Self (archive footage)

Gisèle Freund

Gisèle Freund

As Self

Jean Bernard

Jean Bernard

As Self (archive footage)

Solita Solano

Solita Solano

As Self (archive footage)

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

As Self (archive footage)

Paul Valéry

Paul Valéry

As Self (archive footage)

Natalie Clifford Barney

Natalie Clifford Barney

As Self (archive footage)

Berthe Cleyrerque

Berthe Cleyrerque

As Self

Colette

Colette

As Self (archive footage)

Romaine Brooks

Romaine Brooks

As Self (archive footage)

Djuna Barnes

Djuna Barnes

As Self (archive footage)

Thelma Wood

Thelma Wood

As Self (archive footage)

Catherine R. Stimpson

Catherine R. Stimpson

As Self

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

As Self (archive footage)

James Joyce

James Joyce

As Self (archive footage)

More