Paris Was A Woman

A History of Female Artists in Paris

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.

Winner of the Siegessaule Readers' Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

"Time travel doesn't exist, but documentaries like "Paris Was A Woman" ... are the next best thing." - Lawrence Van Gelder, The New York Times