Paris Was a Woman (1996)

6.4/10 75 min 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.

Cast

Juliet Stevenson

Narrator (voice)

Marie Laurencin

Self (archive footage)

Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Paul Valéry

Self (archive footage)

Natalie Clifford Barney

Self (archive footage)

Colette

Self (archive footage)

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