Frida: Bringing Frida Kahlo's Life and Art to FilmJulie Taymor's brilliantly realized movie Frida comes to life in this magnificent visual book that features more than 170 illustrations, including full-color paintings and drawings by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, archival photographs, and stunning images from the making of the film. Shot entirely on location in Mexico, Frida explores the true story of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, the larger-than-life painters who became the most acclaimed artists in Mexican history and whose tempestuous love affair, landmark journeys to America, and outrageous personalities have made them icons of the twentieth century. Included in this gorgeous book are essays by Kahlo biographer Hayden Herrera, award-winning (The Lion King) director Julie Taymor, and actress/producer Salma Hayek, who spent years shepherding this film into production. In addition to the illustrated screenplay, biographies of the real-life characters in the movie, intereviews with cast and crew members, and production notes on the locations, music, costume design, and art direction take fans behind the scenes of this seminal movie. Also featured are excerpts from the diaries and letters of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, along with fascinating quotes from many of their published biographies. Covering the years from Kahlo's unbridled high school days to her death at age 47 in 1954, Frida is a celebration of an extraordinary life that took years and years of passionate devotion to bring to the screen, and this book shows why and how that was accomplished. For fans of Frida--the artist, the woman, and the film--this book is both a fabulous treat and an invaluable collector's item. |
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