
Paris Was a Woman (1995, NR)
Thursday, Feb. 13 · 7 pm - 9 pm Longmont Museum 400 Quail Rd., Longmont, CO 80501

“Paris Was a Woman” presents a dazzling portrait of the creative community of women writers, artists, photographers and editors who flocked to 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 Was a Woman” uses intimate storytelling to weave interview with anecdote. The film recreates the mood and flavor of this female artistic community in the City of Light during its most magical era. Included in this milieu are authors Colette, Djuna Barnes and Gertrude Stein, poets HD and Natalie Clifford Barney, painters Romaine Brooks and Marie Laurencin, editors Bryher, Alice B. Toklas, Margaret Anderson and Jane Heap, photographers Berenice Abbott and Gisele Freund, booksellers Sylvia Beach and Adrienne Monnier, and journalist Janet Flanner.
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. Directed by Greta Schiller. Written by Andrea Weiss. Produced by Frances Berrigan, Greta Schiller, Andrea Weiss. Produced in association with Salzgeber Medien, ZDF/ARTE, VPRO, Eurimages.
This film is part of our Thursday Nights @ the Museum series. Join us every Thursday from Jan. 23 – May 1 for concerts, films, and free talks in the Longmont Museum’s Stewart Auditorium.
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The Museum galleries are also open late on Thursday nights. Explore the Picasso exhibit with extra hours from 5 – 9 pm before your program.