Frida is a 2002 film which depicts the life of the artist Frida Kahlo. It portrays the tortured personal life of the Mexican artist. It stars Salma Hayek and Alfred Molina.

The movie was adapted by Clancy Sigal , Diane Lake , Gregory Nava , Anna Thomas and Edward Norton (uncredited) from the book Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera . It was directed by Julie Taymor.

Some of the paintings attributed to Kahlo in the film were actually painted by Salma Hayek.

Frida includes the childhood trolley accident in which Frida suffers severe injury. Her initial stages of recovery at the hospital are depicted through a nighmarish stop motion animation sequence created by the Brothers Quay. Frida also details the artist's on-again-off-again relationship with Diego Rivera. The relationship between her suffering and her art is explored.

Tagline: Prepare to be seduced

Awards

It won Academy Awards for Best Makeup and Best Music, Original Score. It was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Hayek), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design and Best Music, Original Song (Elliot Goldenthal and Julie Taymor for Burn It Blue).

Cast

• Alejandro Usigli - Professor
• Alfred Molina - Diego Rivera
• Amelia Zapata - Maid
• Ashley Judd - Tina Modotti
• Diego Luna - Alejandro Gonzalez Arias
• Fermín Martínez - Painter on Bus
• Geoffrey Rush - Leon Trotsky
• Loló Navarro - Nanny
• Lucia Bravo - Auditorium Model
• Margarita Sanz - Natalia Trotsky
• Mía Maestro - Cristina Kahlo
• Patricia Reyes Spíndola - Matilde Kahlo
• Roger Rees - Guillermo Kahlo
• Salma Hayek - Frida Kahlo
• Valeria Golino - Lupe Marín

External links

• Official site