"Paris was a Woman" is a film portrait of the
creative community of women writers, artists, photographers
and editors who flocked to the Left Bank of Paris in the early
decades of the 20th century, when Paris was the undisputed
cultural capital of the world. Using groundbreaking research
and newly discovered home movies, "Paris" uses intimate
storytellng as it intertwines interview with anecdote. "Paris
Was a Woman" recreates the mood and flavor of this female
artistic community in Paris during its most magical era.
Authors Colette, Djuna Barnes and Gertrude Stein, poets HD
and Natalie Clifford Barney, painters Romaine Brooks and Marie
Laurencin, editors Bryher, Alice Toklas, Margaret Anderson
and Jane Heap, photographers Berenice Abbott and Gisele Freund,
booksellers Sylvia Beach and Adrienne Monnier, and journalist
Janet Flanner all figure in this legendary milieu.
Screened at over 150 international festivals, including
London, Vancouver, Sao Paolo, Jerusalem, Seattle and Melbourne.
Theatrically released in Germany, Holland, USA, Spain, New
Zealand, France and the UK.
Selected Festivals and Awards
- Screened at over 50 international festivals, including
London, Vancouver, Sao Paolo, Jerusalem, Seattle, Melbourne.
- Theatrically released in Holland, USA, Germany, Spain,
New Zealand, and the UK.
- Best Documentary (Audience prize), Festival International
de Films de Femmes, Paris
- Best Documentary (Audience prize), Berlin Film
Festival
- TV Broadcast: Sundance Channel
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