‘I enjoyed hearing her sharp tongue’: a new Frida Kahlo documentary adds insight

A new documentary about the groundbreaking artist uses her journals to illustrate a fearless voice who lived a unique lifeThe life of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is a story that has been told many, many times. Since she began to be rediscovered in the 1980s, there have been hundreds of books written about her, as well as several feature films telling her story from various angles. And then there are the art exhibitions – dozens since 2020 alone.Kahlo’s story has been so well-docum