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Synopsis
After being attached to a number of actors, directors, and producers, this long-gestating biography of one of Mexico's most prominent, iconoclastic painters reaches the screen under the guiding hand of producer/star Salma Hayek. Hayek ages some 30 years onscreen as she charts Frida Kahlo's life from feisty schoolgirl to Diego Rivera protégée to world-renowned artist in her own right. Frida details Kahlo's affluent upbringing in Mexico City, and her nurturing relationship with her traditional mother (Patricia Reyes Spindola) and philosophical father (Roger Rees). Having already suffered the crippling effects of polio, Kahlo sustains further injuries when a city bus accident nearly ends her life. But in her bed-ridden state, the young artist produces dozens upon dozens of pieces; when she recovers, she presents them to the legendary -- and legendarily temperamental -- Rivera (Alfred Molina), who takes her under his wing as an artist, a political revolutionary, and, inevitably, a lover. But their relationship is fraught with trouble, as the philandering Rivera traverses the globe painting murals, and Kahlo languishes in obscurity, longing to make her mark on her own. Frida was directed by Julie Taymor, whose Broadway production of The Lion King won her international acclaim. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide

Cast

Antonio Banderas David Alfaro Siqueiros
Valeria Golino Lupe Marin
Ashley Judd Tina Modotti
Alfred Molina Diego Rivera
Roger Rees Guillermo Kahlo
Geoffrey Rush Leon Trotsky
Margarita Sanz Natalia Trotsky
Patricia Reyes Spindola Matilde Kahlo
Diego Luna Alejandro Gomez Arias
Salma Hayek Frida Kahlo
Saffron Burrows Gracie
Edward Norton Nelson Rockefeller
Mía Maestro Cristina Kahlo

Production Crew

Bernardo Trujillo Art Director
Hayden Herrera Book Author
Rodrigo Prieto Cinematographer
Ann Ruark Co-producer
Elliot Goldenthal Composer (Music Score)
Julie Weiss Costume Designer
Julie Taymor Director
Françoise Bonnot Editor
Amy Slotnick Executive Producer
Brian Gibson Executive Producer
Jill Sobel Messick Executive Producer
Mark Amin Executive Producer
Mark Gill Executive Producer
Beatrice De Alba Hair Styles
John Jackson Makeup
Regina Reyes Makeup
Jay Polstein Producer
Lindsay Flickinger Producer
Lizz Speed Producer
Nancy Hardin Producer
Roberto Sneider Producer
Salma Hayek Producer
Sarah Green Producer
Felipe Fernandez del Paso Production Designer
Anna Thomas Screenwriter
Clancy Sigal Screenwriter
Diane Lake Screenwriter
Gregory Nava Screenwriter
Rodrigo García Screenwriter
Hannia Robledo Set Decorator
Santiago Núñez Rojo Sound Mixer
Amoeba Proteus Visual Effects
Year: 2002
Runtime: 123
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for sexuality/nudity and language
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama
Romance

Produced by
Handprint Entertainment
Lions Gate Films
Miramax
Ventanarosa

Release
November 01, 2002 (USA)
by Miramax

Awards
2002 - Best Art Direction - Academy
2002 - Best Costume Design - Academy
2002 - Best Makeup - Academy
2002 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
2002 - Best Score - Academy
2002 - Top Ten Movie of the Year - American Film Institute
2002 - Best Art Direction - Academy
2002 - Best Costume Design - Academy
2002 - Best Makeup - Academy
2002 - Best Art Direction - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2002 - Best Costume Design - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2002 - Best Makeup - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2002 - Best Score - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2002 - Film Presented - Telluride Film Festival