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The life and times of Frida Kahlo, a film by Amy Stechler ; a production of Daylight Films ; co-producer WETA, Washington D.C. in association with Latino Public Broadcasting

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The life and times of Frida Kahlo, a film by Amy Stechler ; a production of Daylight Films ; co-producer WETA, Washington D.C. in association with Latino Public Broadcasting
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The life and times of Frida Kahlo
Oclc number
58678025
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a film by Amy Stechler ; a production of Daylight Films ; co-producer WETA, Washington D.C. in association with Latino Public Broadcasting
Runtime
87
Summary
Frida Kahlo transformed her life by painting herself and by making her own life a work of art. One critic identifies Kahlo as a definitive example of Mexico's mixteca, or mixed-race, majority, equal parts Spanish and indigenous. Frida's inward-looking obsession with her physical infirmities, abetted by the emotional roller coaster of her faithless marriage, led her to her artistic voice--painting images of her pain. Combining photos, archival films and interviews, the films grasps the complete story of Kahlo's life in all its dimensions, a mix of artistic discovery, physical challenge, and political activism, with Kahlo's artwork making a strong case for her lasting artistic importance
Table Of Contents
Introduction -- Unladylike behavior -- Authentically Mexican voice -- Painful planet -- Elephant and the dove -- Agonized poetry -- Bourgeois virtue -- Old man -- My own reality -- Two Fridas -- La Esmeralda -- Process for existence -- Viva la vida -- Epilogue
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Extraordinary beauty of the truth
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