Paris Was a Woman
1996•1h 15m•6.4•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Greta Schiller
Writer
Andrea Weiss
Languages
English
Studio
Jezebel Productions
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)
Production
Company
Jezebel Productions
Producer
Greta Schiller
Producer
Andrea Weiss
Producer
Frances Berrigan
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