Paris Was a Woman (1996)

02/19/1996 (DE) • 1h 15m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Juliet Stevenson

Narrator (voice)

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)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

woman director

lesbian

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