Frida

Name: Frida
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Released: October 25, 2002
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Alfred Molina, Salma Hayek

2002

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Miramax Films | Release Date: October 25, 2002 | R

Starring: Alfred Molina, Salma Hayek

Summary: Chronicles the life Frida Kahlo (Hayek) shared openly and unflinchingly with her mentor and husband, Diego Rivera (Molina), as this young couple took the art by storm. [Miramax]

Director: Julie Taymor

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 123 min

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Roger Ebert

Sometimes we feel as if the film careens from one colorful event to another without respite, but sometimes it must have seemed to Frida Kahlo as if her life did, too. Read full review

Shawn Levy

While the script of Frida struggles at times to be something more than an ordinary and-then-this-happened biography, there's a buoyancy to the direction and acting that make the film special. Read full review

Dallas Observer Gregory Weinkauf

The bulk of the film showcases some of the best direction of actors this year. Read full review

Wesley Morris

Disappointing. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Save for two spectacularly impressionistic sequences, Taymor brings little of that imagination to Frida, a turgid and conventional biopic that skips through the major incidents in Kahlo's life without giving them any special resonance, or even much visual panache. Read full review

David Ansen

Why does this chronicle of a passionate life refuse to catch fire? For all of Taymor’s flashy embellishments -- surreal dream sequences, constructivist collages come to life -- it trudges through the Kahlo chronology with the dutiful step of a conventional Hollywood biopic. Read full review

David Sterritt

I doubt if the results would have satisfied Kahlo, whose originality in matters of life, art, and ideas was vastly more far-reaching. Read full review

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gailk

Oct 4, 2009

Not sure why this movie is getting such lousy reviews-most reviewers speak to what is lacking in the film-this is a film worth watching if only for its vivid portrayals of characters larger than life. Really you only have an hour and a bit to look at the WHOLE life of an artist and in that Not sure why this movie is getting such lousy reviews-most reviewers speak to what is lacking in the film-this is a film worth watching if only for its vivid portrayals of characters larger than life. Really you only have an hour and a bit to look at the WHOLE life of an artist and in that respect this film speaks volumes.… Expand

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[Anonymous]

Dec 13, 2005

Great performance by Salma Haykek and molina. A gorgeous film!

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Andrea

May 25, 2006

Great movie. Still, my hopes about this film were not high, so I can even say I enjoyed. Selma Hayek surprised me, positively. I did not expect her to be convincing enough, but she actually made me believe that she is Frida. Alfred Molina also seems to be good choice for the role of Diego Great movie. Still, my hopes about this film were not high, so I can even say I enjoyed. Selma Hayek surprised me, positively. I did not expect her to be convincing enough, but she actually made me believe that she is Frida. Alfred Molina also seems to be good choice for the role of Diego Rivera. This movie is not just for Frida Kahlo fans and admirers, everybody should give it a chance.… Expand

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alejandro970

Jan 24, 2020

Maybe so much gorgeous but the best approach to the life and death of one of greatest icons of Mexican art; his troubled marriage with his mentor, Diego Rivera, and their influence in politics. Remarkable chemistry between Molina and Hayek. For know further, visit the houses- workshops inMaybe so much gorgeous but the best approach to the life and death of one of greatest icons of Mexican art; his troubled marriage with his mentor, Diego Rivera, and their influence in politics. Remarkable chemistry between Molina and Hayek. For know further, visit the houses- workshops in Mexico City.… Expand

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Tyranian

Apr 8, 2019

Fairly boring film about Frida Kahlo, the acting is decent but for non-fans its a test of patience.

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Mauro_Lanari

Mar 28, 2020

(Mauro Lanari)
Members of the Mexican press were appalled at the liberties taken in portraying Kahlo's traumatic life. The film shows Frida as a kind of superwoman, a far cry from the real artist who was a cripple, moreover it was also shot in a palette of colours that were bright, shrill(Mauro Lanari)
Members of the Mexican press were appalled at the liberties taken in portraying Kahlo's traumatic life. The film shows Frida as a kind of superwoman, a far cry from the real artist who was a cripple, moreover it was also shot in a palette of colours that were bright, shrill and overwhelming, serving up stereotypical images of Mexico aimed at "gringo" tourists (source: Screen Daily). But if Julie Taymor had directed the whole biopic as the last quarter of an hour, the artistic level would have lived up to her protagonist.… Expand

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