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Frida (2002)
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The extraordinary life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is told in fierce style here by Titus director Julie Taymor, who cleverly fuses the vivid events of Kahlo's turbulent existence with the stark images of her uncompromising self-portraits. Salma Hayek gives a career-best performance as the bisexual bohemian Marxist, whose physical suffering — a near-fatal tram accident in 1925 left her in constant pain — infused her challenging work. Charting her many affairs — with Josephine Baker and Leon Trotsky, among others — but mainly her stormy marriage to womanising artist Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina), Taymor's visually inventive narrative is both a riveting history lesson and a celebration of the artistic revolution in which Kahlo participated. With excellent support from Valeria Golino (as Rivera's first wife) and Edward Norton (as Nelson Rockefeller), this is a stunning exploration of artistic agony and ecstasy. AJ
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Running time
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117min
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Country of origin
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US
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Genre
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Biographical Drama
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Alternate title
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Frida Kahlo
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas, from the biography Frida: a Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera
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Theatrical distributor
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Buena Vista
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UK cinema certificate
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15
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UK cinema release date
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February 2003
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UK video release date
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October 2003
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| Academy 2002 |
Actress in a Leading Role |
Salma Hayek |
Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2002 |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
Alfred Molina |
Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2002 |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
Salma Hayek |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2002 |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama |
Salma Hayek |
Nominee |
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