Frida Kahlo

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Frida Kahlo - Currently Unavailable

Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), wife of Mexican painter Diego Rivera, was the creator of a highly personal art once likened to "a ribbon around a bomb" (André Breton). Afflicted with illness throughout most of her life, Kahlo painted a striking series of self-portraits reflecting her physical suffering and passion for living. Her work was surrealistic and idiosyncratic, combining fantastic and naive elements. Narrated by Sada Thompson.

Curator's Comments: Well-organized, poetic script that incorporates Kahlo's personal life and background, the world and times in which she lived, and thoughtful analysis of her work. Shows her house, which is now a museum. Nonstop narration doesn't leave any breathing space to just look at the images. But this is a thorough introduction to her work, of interest to museum audiences and to classes in Latin American art and culture.

DATE: 1982

COUNTRY: Federal Republic of Germany; Great Britain

CREDITS:
Director: Eila Hershon; Roberto Guerra
Producer: Eila Hershon; Roberto Guerra; Wibke von Bonin;
Producing Agency: RM Arts; Westdeutscher Rundfunk; Channel Four Television; Hershon Guerra Films

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
62 minutes Color

TOPICS:
Painting--Surrealist
Women artists

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