CHICANO 135B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Frida Kahlo
30 Nov 2020
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New yorker & vanity fair articles on frida kahlo -- focusing on her life & art. Frida kahlo website -- review for background. A depiction of the mexican revolution of 1910 & its legacy. Part 1 covers the period of 1910 to 1917- the bloodiest period. Part 2 covers the legacy of the revolution and the explosion of the arts & culture in mexico. 2002 american biographical drama film directed by julia taymor which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist mexican artist frida kahlo. Music is very important of this film -- captures the spirit of this era. In his new york times article, all souls: the frida kahlo cult, peter schjedahl writes, In kahlo"s case, the ways that she has been used by feminists, multiculturalists, bisexualists, and what not are readily defensible. Each catches the glint from one of her facets. In particular, consider how the film portrays frida and diego"s relationship.
