
Frida
2002 · Movie · R · 123 min · ★ 7.4 · 69% critics
This biography follows an artist as she turns lifelong pain and a turbulent marriage into her work. After a life-changing injury, she finds new ways to express herself through a dramatic, emotionally driven creative life.
Based on Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-08-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (2,178 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Frida if you want a bold, emotional artist biography with striking visual flair and a focus on art and love amid hardship; Not for you if you prefer strictly chronological life details or lighter biopics like The Dance of Reality or Heavenly Creatures.
Pros: powerful art-and-life link; colorful, vibrant presentation; strong lead performances | Cons: relationships-heavy focus; uneven character motives; some viewers find it slow
Themes
- mexico
- love of one's life
- bisexuality
- painter
- surrealism
- biography
- disabled
- lgbt
- female artist
- woman director
- female painter
- frida kahlo
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2003
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 2003
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2003 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 2003 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2003 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2003 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 2003 · nominated
Cast & crew

Salma Hayek Pinault
as Frida Kahlo

Alfred Molina
as Diego Rivera

Mía Maestro
as Cristina Kahlo

Patricia Reyes Spíndola
as Matilde Kahlo

Edward Norton
as Nelson Rockefeller

Antonio Banderas
as David Alfaro Siqueiros

Diego Luna
as Alejandro

Roger Rees
as Guillermo Kahlo

Ashley Judd
as Tina Modotti

Saffron Burrows
as Gracie
Directed by Julie Taymor