Movie

Paris Was a Woman

Released: February 19, 1996 (1996)

Runtime: 75 minutes

Genres: Documentary

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Alice B. Toklas as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 118
Marie Laurencin as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 112
Sylvia Beach as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 108
Janet Flanner as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 103
Adrienne Monnier as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 103
Jean Bernard as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 88
Gisèle Freund as Self
Age at release: 87
Samuel Steward as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 86
Juliet Stevenson as Narrator (voice)
Age at release: 39
Shari Benstock as Self
Age at release: Unknown

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Paul Valéry as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 124
Romaine Brooks as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 121
Natalie Clifford Barney as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 119
Pablo Picasso as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 114
Thelma Wood as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 94
Josephine Baker as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 89
Catherine R. Stimpson as Self
Age at release: 59
Berthe Cleyrerque as Self
Age at release: Unknown