Paris Was a Woman
6.4Feb 19, 19961h 15mDocumentary
Directed by Greta Schiller
Written by Andrea Weiss
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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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)
