43 Film: Frida Kahlo

Frida is a 2002 biopic directed by Julie Taymor and starring Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina and Geoffrey Rush. Frida Kahlo uses her physical and emotional challenges to create vibrant and original paintings. Salma Hayek did some of the paintings in the movie. Edward Norton, Hayek’s boyfriend at the time, did an uncredited rewrite of the script. Features Salma Hayek’s only Oscar nominated performance. 2 hours 3 minutes.

Frida Kahlo. (1940). El Sueño (or La Cama) [The Dream (or The Bed)]. Licensed for use through ArtStor.

Watch the movie Frida.

Films for this class are streamed through the HCC library’s portal. You will need to log in by using the same username/password you use for other services (such as logging into Canvas).

Visit Frida Kahlo’s official website

Consider this:

1. Does all human suffering call imperatively for a cure?
2. A life entirely free of suffering would be pleasanter, but would it still be human?
3. Is our vulnerability essential to our human identities and our human dignity?
4. Do you think that Frida Kahlo’s suffering affected her art? If so, in what way(s)?
5. How do you feel about Frida Kahlo’s style of art?
6. Select one painting from the “Masterpieces of Frida Kahlo” tab on fridakahlo.org and discuss how Kahlo gives visual form to her personal feelings in the image you select.