The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo

The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
by Amy Stechler

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Actor: Diego Rivera, Leon Trotsky, Lila Downs, Rita Moreno
Director: Amy Stechler
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-02-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Pbs Paramount

DVD Reviews of The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo

DVD Review: Good Documentary
Summary: 5 Stars

I really enjoyed the information on this DVD since I am a big Frida fan. I totally recommend to anyone who also likes Frida.

DVD Review: It gets the award for "Best Kahlo Documentary"
Summary: 5 Stars

This film is a great introduction into the life and art of Frida Kahlo. If you're just getting to know her, then this film is a great "Introduction to Frida Kahlo - 101" course. I highly recommend this documentary....it's the best I've seen. It presents the best balance of her life story and her art. The numerous photos and home-movie clips are priceless. On a scale of 1-to-10 I would rate this documentary a "9". If some, or even one, of the movie clips was a "talkie" I'd give it a "10+".

DVD Review: Precious Little Frida.
Summary: 5 Stars

What more can be said about the life of this amazing lady? I have very, very few public figures I admire, and a general disdain for "celebrity", even though some of those I admire might be called the icons of celebrity. But the life of Frida Kahlo is not only amazing because of the wonder of her art, but, the wonder of her life. From her birth into the revolutionary Mexico of that time, to her early years of rebellion and non conformity (very brave for that time...) to her life altering and terrible accident that left her in lifelong chronic pain, to her furthur life changing introduction to artist Diego Rivera, to her tragic and drawn out death...her life is the stuff of legend. But clearly, for me at least, the two outstanding things about Frida Kahlo were not only her singular artistic expression, but her bravery in simply being "herself." Not impressed with the trappings of fame that would appeal to most, and blatantly verbal about the phoniness of "celebrity", she remained true to herself until the end. The three things most important to her were Diego Rivera, political freedom, and, her art, which she viewed in her lifetime not as the wonder for which it became known, but as the most personal expression of her physical and emotional pain. Never before and not since has the world seen artistic expression, especially at that time in history, so honestly, brutally, graphically, and gloriously expressed as that of Frida. Even the great and renowned and then much more famous Rivera, he of the arrogance , machismo, and infidelity, considered little Frida the most talented and true artist of that time, a sentiment which is very touching in its tribute, especially considering it was made during her lifetime, and not in the hindsight and sometimes altered expression of loss. Admittedly I am late coming in the admiration of this incredible life that so many already are more than aware of. I have only recently gotten around to seeing and purchasing not only the motion picture "Frida", but , the excellent and informative ( if dubbed) ""The Hand That Ties The Bomb." I have found this film, "The Life And Times Of Frida Kahlo", to be the best accompaniment to those others and probably the best that will be produced concerning her life and times. Though I was aware of stirrings of the last decade regarding her life, and had seen but not really "looked at" her art in the past, I admit to being totally smitten, amazed, and surprisingly and unpreparedly adoring upon learning more and actually seeing the amazing art produced from this tiny force of nature. That she not only created some of the most moving and personal images of the past century, but burned with a light so brief but so true and honest and noble, makes my admiration for her all the more. Her revolutionary expression and strength of her identity and ideals might seem in contradiction to her seeming servitude to Rivera, and her view of herself as a simple Mexican girl, but, these are all parts of Frida, and all valid. Often, great art is produced by a personality that is maybe not as interesting as their art, or, vice versa, but..Frida's life was her art and her art was her life. A life that to myself and many others is one of the most amazing and admirable lives of the past century. How startling that in this age of celebrity for no reason and irritating self promotion, that her creative legacy and the appreciation and recognition of her occurred so many years after she left this world.., As Diego Rivera expressed, a diamond amongst many inferior jewels. She remains a true and rare phenomenon. "I hope the exit is beautiful...And I hope never to return."

DVD Review: Guerrita Frida
Summary: 4 Stars

This PBS about Frida Kahlo was quite good. However, I would like to have seen some footage of the inside of Casa Azul in the present. Her death could have been explored a little more in depth as well. I am huge fan of Frida Kahlo and already know a lot about her and this film enhanced my knowledge with the exceptions of the aforementioned.

DVD Review: Extremely Concise
Summary: 4 Stars

Extremely concise, yet good biography on Frida Kahlo. Probably good for people just starting to be interested in Frida, and of course, those wanting to get further in-depth into Frida's life and art, Hayden Herrera's biography is the best source.

Some excellent film footage of Kahlo which I'd never seen before, and as always its great to see her in a moving image as opposed to photographs and paintings.

Well worth the money even though its rather short and doesn't dwell too long on even the most important parts of Kahlo's life.

Description of The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo

Never before has the extraordinary life of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo been framed in relation to the full spectrum of the historical and cultural influences that created her. The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo explores the 20th-century icon who became an international sensation in the worlds of modern art and radical politics. Among those interviewed in the documentary are Carlos Fuentes and Carlos Monsivais. The film is narrated by Rita Moreno; Mexican singer Lila Downs is the voice of Frida Kahlo.

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