Frida Presentation

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Frida 2002(Dir.) Julie Taymor


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Julie Taymor Born Dec 15 th 1952 in NewtonMassachusetts

Father was a doctor, mother was apolitical activist

Didnt study the arts formally

Began with theatre andperformance


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Julie Taymor

13~15 Travelled to

Sri Lanka

Exchange

program

16 Graduated HighSchool early

Travelled toParis to studyMime

Moved to Japan Studied theatreand puppetry

Moved to Indonesia Began her owntheatrecompany.

Important factors in her lifeTravelNew experiences


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Julie Taymor

Focused on her theatre career1997, Directed a broadway adaption of Disneys The Lion King .

Won 2 Tony awards, for Direction, and CostumeDesign


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Julie Taymor

(1999) (2002) (2007) (2010)


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Story Biography on the life of Surrealist

painter Frida Kahlo


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Themes Independence

Fridas desire to be her own person Her sex as an obstacle

Suffering into ArtBus accident/Health

MiscarriageCheating husbandPainting what she feels

Dark, morbid paintingsHealing power of art

Love and LoyaltyInfidelity

Love vs LustRomance and friendshipOvercoming tradgedy


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Conflict in Relation toThemes

IndependenceMarriage with Diego

Dependence or supportNot having an exhibit until the end

Being a woman of color in the art worldOvercoming handicaps, only to face new ones

Suffering into ArtFriend worries her art is too dark for the publicPainting what she feels, Art as healing

Works based on tragic life eventsDiegos inability to paint like her

HandicapsHealth problems and Relationships

Love and LoyaltyStaying together despite infidelity

RemarryingStanding up for each other

Frida and DiegosProblematicRelationship


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Taymors Visualization ofFrida

Use of Mexican art and aesthetic Dia de Los Muertos Music

Incorporated Fridas Art

Often switching between actorsand paintings

Woman directing film about a Woman Although she is not Mexican, she

is at least a woman Surrealistic scenes to match Fridas

personality and style Use of Colors

Expresses emotions and polarityof Fridas life


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Use of Mexican art and aesthetic Dia de Los Muertos


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Incorporated Fridas Art Often switching between actors

and paintings


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Use of Colors Expresses emotions and polarity

of Fridas life


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BBC News . BBC, n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2013..

"A Conversation with Julie Taymor about Her Film Frida." -InterfaithFamily . N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2013..

"Julie Taymor Interview." -- Academy of Achievement . N.p.,n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2013..

Shelokhonov, Steve. "Julie Taymor: Biography." IMDb.IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2013..
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