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Frida Kahlo

topic posted Wed, March 21, 2007 - 11:17 AM by 
For those who have not seen the brilliant film called Frida, about the life of the Mexican artist, it is one of my favorite films for a variety of reasons.

Just yesterday, my tribe friend Heron posted a photo which I had to snag and put in my photo gallery because I was amazed that I finally found someone who knows what it is like to live inside my body.

When she was young, Frida was in a bus which crashed and she was impaled by a post which broke her pelvis, and had multiple orthopedic surgeries and body casts over a period of years.

Aside from the fact that she simply REFUSED to allow pain to rule her life, she was a very senstive and empathetic soul whose integrity, courage, and strong individual spirit were just unheard of, especially from a WOMAN, in 1930's and 1940's Mexico and then the international arena.

I plan to begin research so that I can read everything she wrote and see every picture she painted so that I can get inside her head. I truly believe it will be therapeutic, and hope that some of you will accompany on my journey. I will post what I find here, and will let you know what I am currently reading so that you can go to the library and grab it to or order something online!

LOVE TO ALL
dave
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  • Re: Frida Kahlo

    Wed, March 21, 2007 - 12:29 PM
    Dave,
    thank you for your posting. She was a remarkable woman in so many ways. The movie, which I loved, only touched upon her greatness. Salma Hayek was born for the part.
    A dear friend of mine, not passed away, kept several prints of Frida Kahlo in her bedroom during her long bouts with cancer. She once told me that if a saint was ever made for pain sufferers it would be Frida.
    Curiously, her lovely grand-daughter is almost the spitting image of Kahlo.
    Thanks again.
    Doc
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    Re: Frida Kahlo

    Wed, March 21, 2007 - 1:01 PM
    I'd never heard of that part of Frida Kahlo's life, Dave, but thanks for this. I'm ALWAYS looking for someone who "simply REFUSED to allow pain to rule her life" so I can look up to them, learn from them, and find another sliver of hope in this ever-painful existence.

    Either mentally or physically, may we all be freed from this pain someday.

    Peace to all,
    Zanne
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    • Re: Frida Kahlo

      Wed, March 21, 2007 - 3:29 PM
      The bus crash scene in the film is extraordinary. When it is all over with, the camara pans from above to display the horrifc scene from a bird's eye view, and there is such destruction of property everywhere that it takes you a moment to figure out what has happened.

      And there she lies.

      Impaled by the pole.

      This film is a MUST-see for so many other reasons that we should all have it memorized by now LOL!

      This woman had BALLS.
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