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The Parisienne Uncovered

The Parisienne Uncovered

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The Parisienne Uncovered

2021

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Debunking the image often conjured of the stereotypical Parisian woman, or la parisienne — white, clad in high-end fashion, upper-class, thin — the film interviews countless Parisian women who often feel invisibilized by this narrow representation.

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Directed by: Rokhaya Diallo

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