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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.
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- Awards & Accolades
- Reader Jury of the Siegessäule Berlinale 1996
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Wonderfully enlightening documentary, superb editing, and fantastic presentation. Enjoyed it so much more than I expected! Highly reccommend, and you will learn so much about these women!
Very illuminating. I now understand why Stein disliked Joyce so faithfully.
The depth and breadth of American women's intellectual life and independence in this subculture is inspiring, and I was largely ignorant of it previously. This fascinating film needs more unity to be considered excellent, but it's very good.