Women

Mar 08, 2014 20:35

Since it's International Women Day and since the killer in latest Hannibal's episode was called a "muralist", I guess it's fitting to post this footage showing Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and the Trotskys (Lev and his wife Natalia), in 1938!

The film was probably shot before Frida and Trotsky had the love affair that ended the friendship between the couples.

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By the way it's German marxist, Clara Zetkin, that came up with the idea of an International Day devoted to Women's Rights, in 1910.

Here she is with her friend...Rosa Luxembourg:



Coming soon my review of The Americans in which two female characters shone!

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