Frida - The Movie

[kotori]

I went to the movies tonight too, and saw "Frida" with Selma Hayek as Frida Kahlo, the Mexican artist. Very cool. Not a "feel good" type of movie, but definately emotional. I never realized how that woman suffered, physically. Alfred Molina played her husband, the muralist Diego Rivera, and was also very good. It had some interesting camera work as well. Julie Taymor, who did "The Lion King" on Broadway was the director--there were definitely elements of her film version of "Titus Andronicus" that Anthony Hopkins made a few years ago.

There was one funny scene, where Frida was waiting for Diego (a notorious womanizer): he makes some kind of lame excuse for being late, and she forgives him or whatever, and then hugs him. Then she sniffs, and says "Puta!"

 

[lavender]

So, you'd recommend that we see this?

 

[kotori]

Oh yeah

(See, I'm even doing the Ebert thing with the thumb.)

From what I read about it beforhand, there were also some parallels between Frida and Selma. The one thing that Frida always wanted was an exhibition in Mexico--her work had been shown in New York and Paris, but she wanted to make it "big" at home. And the one thing Selma wanted is to play Frida Kahlo. She had to fight off Madonna and a couple of other people who were interested in the role. Eventually, Selma Hayek teamed up to produce the movie herself.

 

[Shingen]

I should check that movie out. Have you seen Pollock? Is it just as good as Pollock?

 

[kotori]

I have, and I liked it. But then I really like the abstract expressionists and that whole period in the New York art scene right after the War.

As good as? Except that they're both bio-pics about artists, I don't know that a comparision would be necessarily instructive. They're both good pictures, and worth seeing.

Did you see Julie Taymor's "Titus"? If you liked that, you like this.

 

[Lust Engine]

I thought this movie was great! It's definitely not mainstream but a very cerebral piece on what the woman had to go through in life. She endured physical pain, betrayal, political strife and an egocentric husband. Salma Hayek did a beautiful job portraying this woman. Taymour did a masterful job telling the story peppered with exotic imagery, animation & camera techniques that separate this from a PBS documentary.

While it might not be for all (some might hate it), it is an interesting piece of cinema.

 

[perks]

I am so seeing this tuesday or wednesday. Thanks viejo, for the heads up, or thumbs up as it were.


Salma Hayek with a moustache, drinking hard and stealing women? Who could ask for more?

 

[kotori]

what was that about "echo"?

 

[perks]

what was that about "echo"?

*laughing*

think deja vouuuuuuus

 

[Aphrodisiac]

I saw " Frida " when it first came out and I really enjoyed it.
I liked how it was done and everything else about the movie, I was never bored in any part or anything and I think the actors , did an amazing job.