Prompt: The film Frida (based on the book by Hayden Herrera) depicts the iconic Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. For this paper assignment, you are to watch Frida and conduct some additional research on the artist. Then in 4 pages, you compare and contrast how facets of Kahlo’s life are portrayed in the film to how they appear in at least two of her artworks.
Your thesis should articulate whether or not her life is portrayed in the film in a similar manner to her biography and artwork.
In your paper, compare and contrast how the film and paintings depict Kahlo’s personality, physical appearance, life experiences, relationships, politics, and/or pain.
You must reference specific scenes from the film as evidence, in addition to thorough descriptions and interpretations of the paintings.
You should further comment on how the artist’s work influenced the film’s art direction. Your paper should conclude with an evaluation of the film.
Did it do a fair job in depicting the life of Kahlo? Were parts of her life overlooked or overemphasized?
Artwork Selection: Your paper must include descriptions and interpretations of two of Kahlo’s paintings, other than The Two Fridas, which you have already written about. Please be certain to identify the paintings’ title and the date and include descriptions and interpretations of the works’ formal properties and subject matter.
