Paris Was a Woman
Paris Was a Woman

Paris Was a Woman

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1996
1h 15m
5.9(6 votes)
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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.

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23 members
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Juliet Stevenson

Narrator (voice)

Juliet Stevenson
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Shari Benstock

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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)

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Marie Laurencin

Self (archive footage)

Marie Laurencin
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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)

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Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Josephine Baker
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Paul Valéry

Self (archive footage)

Paul Valéry
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Natalie Clifford Barney

Self (archive footage)

Natalie Clifford Barney
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Berthe Cleyrerque

Self

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Colette

Self (archive footage)

Colette
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Romaine Brooks

Self (archive footage)

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Djuna Barnes

Self (archive footage)

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Thelma Wood

Self (archive footage)

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Catherine R. Stimpson

Self

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Pablo Picasso

Self (archive footage)

Pablo Picasso
Writing

James Joyce

Self (archive footage)

James Joyce

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