THE LIFE AND DEATH OF FRIDA KAHLO
A film by Karen and David Crommie


        This is the extraordinary film that started it all: the original documentary that brought Frida Kahlo out from under the shadow of her husband, Diego Rivera, and into the glare of world recognition. Frida was flamboyant, outrageous, obsessed with the child she couldn't have and, above all, a consummate painter. Knowing she was close to death, she had herself wheeled in a protest march against the CIA. Narrated by the eleven people who knew her best, the film traces a life that wavered on the cutting edge of art and politics during the 1930s. It is now available on video cassette and DVD directly from the producers.

"THE LIFE AND DEATH OF FRIDA KAHLO is an exquisite film. It's a short, moving vivid recollection of the life of the woman who was Diego Rivera's third wife (as well as his fourth) and a painter being recognized in her own right. The Crommies' achievement is to have produced such an emotionally charged film at such a far remove in time from their subject, which is a testimony not only to their tastes and talent as filmmakers, but also to the vitality of Miss Kahlo and her work. The film creates a memorable personality - witty, staunch, full of benign feelings and merciless self appraisal."
-Vincent Canby, New York Times

"In a way that rarely happens, the artist herself comes alive in the vivid recollections of her friends and associates...a moving memoir."
-Judy Stone, San Francisco Chronicle

"A haunting, mosaic-like portrait focusing on the events that molded Frida's life."
-Linda Gross, Los Angeles Times

"A film of such extraordinary power, such rare beauty, that one is tempted to proclaim it a 'masterpiece' and let it go at that."
-Judith Trojan, Feminist Art Journal
Picture from THE LIFE AND DEATH OF FRIDA KAHLO : A film by Karen and David Crommie : The controversial documentary The Life and Death of Frida Kahlo is available from producers Karen and David Crommie. Includes interviews, criticism, gossip.


A video cassette or DVD of the original 40 minute, 16 mm film for home use is $45.00 and can be ordered by contacting the Crommies. Please note that the price for schools, libraries, museums and other organizations intending to hold group showings is $95.00 and includes public performance rights.

Crommie & Crommie
628 Ashbury St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
TheCrommies@aol.com

The cost of shipping within the USA and Canada by Priority Mail is included in the price. There are additional charges for shipping outside the country and for a PAL version. Order will be shipped at receipt of check or company purchase order.