A favorite at the recent Sundance Film Festival, this new documentary about Frida Kahlo, one of the most interesting painters, is about her background and history because it is pretty strange and yet...
A favorite at the recent Sundance Film Festival, this new documentary about Frida Kahlo, one of the most interesting painters, is about her background and history because it is pretty strange and yet interesting to learn about. The film does an wonderful job on presenting the life of Frida with strong direction, good dialogue read from the excerpts of her diaries that lets us go into the mind of Frida, and strong visual presentations throughout. Filmmaker Carla Gutierrez presents a good insight of Frida Kahlo with interesting presentation choices, structures and documentary vibes throughout which we found to be purposeful and insightful. It utilizes her paintings in an innovative way. Adding animation to these scenes really brings her story to life. We knew she had a tragic accident when she was young, but had no idea just how much it affected her life. In addition it gives you a clear picture of what a self-centered jerk Diego Rivera was.There is a great deal of admiration for Frida as an artist, and also as a Bohemian personality. What a life!
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