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Paris Was a Woman
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Paris Was a Woman

1996· Released5.9/ 10
Documentary

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.

Ratings

TMDB
5.9/10

6 votes

IMDb
7.2/10

186 votes

RT
67%
MetacriticLetterboxd

Director

Greta Schiller

Director

Cast

Juliet Stevenson

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

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

Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Paul Valéry

Paul Valéry

Self (archive footage)

Natalie Clifford Barney

Natalie Clifford Barney

Self (archive footage)

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