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Editorial Review:
A magnificent visual book in full color with over 150 photos and notes about the making of the major feature film by the award-winning director (The Lion King, Titus) about one of the most famous artists and feminists in the twentieth century, starring Salma Hayek and Alfred Molina, coming from Miramax Films.
This is the true story of Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera, the larger-than-life painters who became the most acclaimed artists in Mexican history and whose tempestuous love affair, landmark journeys to America, and outrageous personalities made them legendary. Filmed mainly in Mexico, the movie traces Frida's life from her unbridled high school days to her death at age 47.
This vivid book includes production notes, details on cinematography, set and costume design, and visual effects, music, notes by director Taymor, interviews with the cast, excerpts from books about Frida, reproductions of artwork, a historical timeline, and background sketches on the real figures portrayed in the movie.
Frida: Bringing Frida Kahlo's Life and Art to Film (Newmarket Pictorial Movebooks) Reviews:
Frida 
2008-05-16 - Because of this amazing book, I started a journey through Mexico that has changed my life. The life of Frida Kahlo inspired me to learn Spanish, change my teaching postion, and start a non-profit organization. Rarely does a novel infuse itself into one's consciousness, motivating social change. Thank you Ms. Herrera for this priceless treasure.
Beautiful Book with Invaluable Content
2004-06-18 - Of all of Newmarket's wonderful series of Pictorial Moviebooks, this one is my favorite. The sidebars identifying many of the "real people" who appear in the film are helpful, but the best part is the side-by-side comparison of the paintings & the moments in Frida's life which inspired them. The wedding sequence is especially illuminating: the scene from the shooting script, the stills of Frida [Salma Hayek] examining herself in the mirror in her lace wedding gown, & the picture of the actual wedding painting all combine to reveal Frida's essential self-invention.
If you loved this film, you will definitely want THIS book which supplements BOTH the film & the Herrera biography.
A must for anyone who loved the moive
2003-02-01 - This book is a visual feast! Great photos and stories
behind the making of the moive...
A must for anyone who loved the moive .
But no mention or photo of Lila Downs???
Did I miss it??
Her fabulous singing is a vitual part of the film!!
I still gave the books five stars....but what gives??
Fun to simply page through
2003-01-06 - Enhanced with an informative Foreword by Kayden Herrera and with introductions by Julie Taymor and Salma Hayek, Frida: Bringing Frida Kahlo's Life And Art To Film is a superb companion title to Julie Taymor's electrifying and artistic movie "Frida", showcasing the true story of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, the Mexican painters whose acclaimed work and passionate love affair distinguished them during the twentieth century. Featuring full-color photographs on virtually every page which illustrate the screenplay text, as well as interviews with cast and crew members and production notes, Frida is fun to simply page through, a highly recommended addition to academic film libraries, and is a "must-have" acquisition for admirers of the movie celebrating one of the twentieth-century's most remarkable female artists.
