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    Frida (2002) : Film Analysis / Summary

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    Frida (2002) is a film about Mexican artist Frida Kahlo that chronicles her life and career through a series of painful events. Frida began painting after suffering a horrific bus accident that left her bedridden and unable to walk for months. Her paintings depicted her physical and emotional pain in vibrant colors. Frida married fellow artist Diego Rivera, but their marriage was troubled due to infidelities and Frida's miscarriage, which she depicted in a haunting painting. Frida used the suffering in her life, including from her marriage to Diego, as inspiration for her artwork throughout her career. The film shows how Frida's life filled with pain gave rise to her unique and emotionally powerful paintings.

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    Frida (2002) is a film about Mexican artist Frida Kahlo that chronicles her life and career through a series of painful events. Frida began painting after suffering a horrific bus accident that left her bedridden and unable to walk for months. Her paintings depicted her physical and emotional pain in vibrant colors. Frida married fellow artist Diego Rivera, but their marriage was troubled due to infidelities and Frida's miscarriage, which she depicted in a haunting painting. Frida used the suffering in her life, including from her marriage to Diego, as inspiration for her artwork throughout her career. The film shows how Frida's life filled with pain gave rise to her unique and emotionally powerful paintings.

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    Frida (2002) is a film about Mexican artist Frida Kahlo that chronicles her life and career through a series of painful events. Frida began painting after suffering a horrific bus accident that left her bedridden and unable to walk for months. Her paintings depicted her physical and emotional pain in vibrant colors. Frida married fellow artist Diego Rivera, but their marriage was troubled due to infidelities and Frida's miscarriage, which she depicted in a haunting painting. Frida used the suffering in her life, including from her marriage to Diego, as inspiration for her artwork throughout her career. The film shows how Frida's life filled with pain gave rise to her unique and emotionally powerful paintings.

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    Frida (2002) : Film Analysis / Summary

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    Frida (2002) is a film about Mexican artist Frida Kahlo that chronicles her life and career through a series of painful events. Frida began painting after suffering a horrific bus accident that left her bedridden and unable to walk for months. Her paintings depicted her physical and emotional pain in vibrant colors. Frida married fellow artist Diego Rivera, but their marriage was troubled due to infidelities and Frida's miscarriage, which she depicted in a haunting painting. Frida used the suffering in her life, including from her marriage to Diego, as inspiration for her artwork throughout her career. The film shows how Frida's life filled with pain gave rise to her unique and emotionally powerful paintings.

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    Frida (2002)

    Film Analysis / Summary


    The film Frida is a true account of the life and times of Frida Kahlo and portrays her quite
    spectacularly. Frida's paintings were painted in vibrant and warm colors, and the film is likely
    taken in this way because it is a film about her life, but it is more centered on her creative life
    than her political beliefs. Frida is characterized by a deep resonance of dark pain that reflects
    Frida's life's suffering. Frida's desire to paint comes in part from a horrific accident in a metro
    bus when she was a young woman, a painful miscarriage, and a disastrous marriage. Due to
    unfortunate events in her personal life, Frida began painting. Frida's painting career is
    developed by a single moment on a metro bus with her boyfriend. Tragic but beautiful events
    occur on the bus, which can be compared to Frida's life. Slowing down the camera and letting
    the passengers' belongings fly in all directions is a brilliant ability to form a surreal scene. It's as
    strange and surreal as any of Frida's later paintings in seeing her laying on the bus floor like an
    angel covered in gold shavings, broken glass, and blood. Frida has been bedridden for months
    and is unable to walk as a result of the injuries she sustained in the accident. While she is in this
    state, she paints nothing but herself and her pain. Frida's career as an artist begins. At some
    point, Frida marries the well-known artist Diego Rivera, and she continues to capture objects
    and people's essences through her work. "I could never paint like that...I couldn't I'm
    serious...Me I paint the outside world but you...you paint from here" In recognition of Frida's
    inspiration, Diego places his hand on Frida's heart. The reason her paintings show up so
    troubled and painful is because of this. Due to Frida's extensive injuries sustained in the bus
    accident, Frida becomes pregnant with Diego's child and tries to give birth. The traumas she
    received would follow her for the rest of her life. "I’m used to pain" is how Frida responds to
    Diego's inquiry of whether or not having a baby is a good idea. But Frida miscarries and the film
    does a wonderful way of capturing that truly awful moment in time. On her white bed, Frida has
    a bloody spot that stands out because of the stark contrast between the dark red and white
    colors. It was Frida realizes that her baby is gone that she begins painting. On the canvas, she
    begins to cope with her tragic reality. The images Frida creates are so strong and heartfelt that
    not even Diego can bear not to cry as he quietly sobs out in the hallway of the hospital. A pain
    so clearly portrayed through her work that perhaps whoever should see it would feel the very
    pain she experienced at the hospital. Frida suffered a lot during her marriage. After seeing
    Diego and her sister sleeping together Frida tells Diego "there have been two major accidents in
    my life, Diego...the trolley and you, by far you are the worst." As far as suffering goes, Frida's
    marriage to Diego lasted longer, but she stuck around and even defended its continuation. In
    one instance, she even defended it while discussing Diego's infidelity with the same woman she
    was having an affair with. Frida used the pain Diego caused on her to boost her creativity for the
    rest of her life, and she continued to paint throughout their marriage. There is indeed a great
    Mexican artist in this film, whose life is chronicled. Frida Kahlo's work is explained through a
    series of painful events. Life and artist's work are used in Frida to find deeper meaning and
    answer why every artist's work is so unique. Throughout the film, the answer is smothered in
    oblivion. Frida Kahlo's life, unfortunately or fortunately for people around the world, was filled
    with suffering.

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