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A film portrait of the creative community of women writers, artists, photographers and editors (including Colette, Djuna Barnes, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas) who flocked to the Left Bank of Paris in the early decades of the 20th century. Utilizing groundbreaking research and newly discovered home movies, Paris Was a Woman re-creates the mood and flavor of this female artistic community in Paris during its most magical era.
Original Release
11/08/1996
US Release
11/08/1996
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Juliet Stevenson | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| Maureen All | (voice) |
| Gillian Hanna | (voice) |
| Margaret Robertson | (voice) |
| Shari Benstock | Self - Author |
| Alice B. Toklas | Self |
| Gertrude Stein | Self |
| Janet Flanner | Self - Writer / Herself |
| Samuel Steward | Self - Author and Tattoo Artist |
| Sylvia Beach | Self - Book Impressario |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Juliet Stevenson | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
| Maureen All | (voice) |
| Gillian Hanna | (voice) |
| Margaret Robertson | (voice) |
| Shari Benstock | Self - Author |
| Alice B. Toklas | Self |
| Gertrude Stein | Self |
| Janet Flanner | Self - Writer / Herself |
| Samuel Steward | Self - Author and Tattoo Artist |
| Sylvia Beach | Self - Book Impressario |
| Adrienne Monnier | Self |
| Giselle Freund | Self - Photographer / Herself |
| John Bernard | Self - Académie française |
| Berthe Cleyrerque | Self - Housekeeper to Natalie Barney |
| Catharine Stimpson | Self - Stein Scholar |
| Josephine Baker | Self - Performs in Musical |
| Colette | Self (with pets) |
| James Joyce | Self (in Paris) |
| Malcolm Muggeridge | Self - Interviews Sylvia Beach |
| Pablo Picasso | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Frances Berrigan | Executive Producer |
| Andrea Weiss | Producer |
| Björn Koll | Producer |
| Jennifer Romine | Producer |
| Greta Schiller | Producer |
| Frances Berrigan | Producer |
| Elisabeth Riseng | Producer |
Editors
