Documentary · Germany · 1996 · 1h 15m

Paris Was a Woman

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Director
Greta Schiller
Cast
Juliet Stevenson as Narrator (voice) Shari Benstock as Self Gertrude Stein as Self (archive footage) Alice B. Toklas as Self (archive footage) Janet Flanner as Self (archive footage) Samuel Steward as Self (archive footage)
Crew
Greta Schiller — Editor Andrea Weiss — Writer Andrea Weiss — Producer Greta Schiller — Producer Frances Berrigan — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
woman directorlesbian
Key Collaborators
Greta Schiller Director Greta Schiller Editor Andrea Weiss Writer Andrea Weiss Producer Greta Schiller Producer Frances Berrigan Producer
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