Frida Summary

Frida Summary

Frida Kahlo’s life was changed after a terrible accident that left her in tremendous pain. Her father brought her a canvas and paints in order to keep Frida from depression. She begins to paint surrealistic style paintings. She shows her paintings to the muralist Diego Rivera in order to get his opinion. They begin a dysfunctional relationship. Frida marries Deigo on the condition that he remains loyal to her. Diego’s previous wife warns Frida of his infidelity also. Frida and Diego travel to New York because Deigo is commissioned to paint a mural for Rockefeller. However,Diego does not want to compromise his communistic vision so his mural is destroyed. Meanwhile, Frida has a miscarriage and her mother dies. Frida’s sister has an affair with Diego soon after their return to Mexico. Frida goes into a state of depression and cuts her hair. Later, Diego and Frida repair their relationship in order to conceal Leon Trotsky in their home. Frida then has an affair with Trotsky which forces his leave. Frida goes alone to Paris and finds that it has not met her expectations. Upon her return, Diego wants a divorce. The murder of Leon Trotsky causes a frenzy of which Diego Rivera is blamed for, yet Frida is imprisoned since he was not found. Diego returns and asks to marry her again. Frida’s health deteriorates and her leg is amputated. Her doctor orders her to remain in bed thus she could not be at her own exhibition.   However, she cleverly demands she be transported in her bed to the exhibition. In the end,she requests Diego to cremate her body because it has caused her only pain.