Exhibition On Screen: Frida Kahlo

a neo-liberal sanitized life account of a talented, complicated, fertility obsessed, devout communist, weirdo painter in perpetual chronic pain.  frida deserves better.

carlton pigeon

Not enough bisexuality, not enough communism.

Mariia Shevchenko

"Who was Frida Kahlo? It is not possible to find an exact answer. So contradictory and multiple was the personality of this woman that it may be said that many Fridas existed. Perhaps none of them was the one she wanted to be" ~ Alejandro Gómez Arias Listening to the…

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Plays June 5-7, 2026 at SIFF Film Center | siff.net/cinema

SIFF

Incredible artist. The documentary is generic but still a decent enough introduction into her life and work for those with a vague knowledge of who she was.

Sammy Sierra

If you're someone who knows just about nothing about FK, this film gives a solid overview of the artist's life and a good analysis of some of her most striking pieces. This film was fascinating and moving to me for these reasons, and FK really is incredible! While this…

Angel

Her life is so interesting and she’d gone through so much but I’ll crash out if I’ll see Diego one more time

floriszb1

I do not know what she saw in that guy

spikypenguin

Tis an ordinary documentary for quite the unordinary person. I’d grown up in Tehran, drowning in all things Frida, for one reason or another, her being one of those fundamental figures in some societies. So I’ve grown a love for her beyond most artists. This documentary…

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