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Paris Was a Woman

6.4Feb 19, 19961h 15mDocumentary

Directed by Greta Schiller

Written by Andrea Weiss

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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Cast

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Narrator (voice)

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Shari Benstock

Self

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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)

Marie Laurencin

Marie Laurencin

Self (archive footage)

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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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