It was the decade of Coco Chanel and Jos phine Baker, Art Deco and Surrealism, caf culture and cabarets. Americans Hemingway and Man Ray mingled with migr s Brancuşi, Chagall and Archipenko and painters from Matisse and Picasso to Dal in the bohemian arts scene of Montparnasse, while Brassa photographed the pulsating dance halls of Montmartre. This portrait spanning literature, painting, fashion and film takes a fresh look at the ann es folles of 1920s Paris.