Rivera and Kahlo 1

[Peter K.]

Chuck G:
>I haven't seen this film, I only skimmed Marta's review, and catching
>up late on this thread. So what follows could be very wrong--though I
>doubt it.I have my own ideas about what Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo were >about and these follow
below. But I can be almost ninety percent certain
>that there is simply no way Hollywood could dramatically represent
>Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera with anything even close to fidelity. The
>worlds of Rivera and Kalo or what they evoke in me are essentially
>incommensurable with and completely outside the Hollywood genre,
>sensibility or understanding. And in fact this incommensurability is
>in many senses what is at the root of the profound cultural conflict
>and divide between Mexico and the US.
>
>When I think about all the themes of their lives it is actually a vast
>joke that Hollywood would even consider depicting them. For one thing,
>it would be a shock to most Angelinos beyond comprehension: Mexicans
>are that smart?

blah blah blah. Frida was huge in Austin, Texas in the early 90s
while I was there. She was a bohemian goddess/cult-like figure.

Well I have actually seen the film and it is very good. The Counterpunch
review on the other hand was rather lame.

Peter