![]() "The exit will be joyful," Kahlo wrote in her journal on the eve of her death, "and I hope never to return." ![]() She also married, divorced and remarried fellow Mexican artist Diego Rivera, who was as famous for his infidelities as he was for his Communist views. The remarkable story of Frida Kahlo, whose paintings are commonly described as "grotesque," "disturbing" and "surreal," could easily have fallen into that category: the ghastly injuries she sustained in a bus accident at age 16 led to more than 30 operations and a lifetime of chronic physical pain. In motion pictures, the life of the artist is frequently depicted as a tortured trajectory leading to premature death. ![]() Frida, photographed by Rodrigo Prieto, AMC and directed by Julie Taymor, offers a vibrant vision of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.Īll photos courtesy of Miramax Films. ![]()
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