Frida
Nominated for six 2002 Academy Awards including Salma Hayek for Best Actress, Frida is the triumphant motion picture about an exceptional woman who lived an unforgettable life! A product of humble beginnings, Frida Kahlo (Hayek) earns fame as a talented artist with a unique vision. And from her enduring friendship with her mentor and husband, Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina-Chocolat), to her scandalous affairs, Frida' uncomproming personality would inspire her greatest creation! Also starring Antonio Banderas (Spy Kids) Ashley Judd (Kiss The Girls), Edward Norton (Red Dragon) and Geoffrey Rush(Quills)!
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Great Story - LilyandMick
This story was little touchy and interesting. It was more biography story style that follows how the person became the person to be in the end. I really liked how the person never lost the ambiciousness in their life and working towards their goal and never give up.A Work of Art - SPSullivan
"Frida" is a difficult, moving picture about a difficult, moving life. That Kahlo was able to channel the pain she endured into artwork of such power and imagination would be enough fodder for any biopic. But Frida also lived through the turbulence of the pre-War era, as Communism caught fire amongst the bohemian class. With appearances by both Leon Trotsky (Geoffrey Rush) and Nelson Rockefeller (Edward Norton), the film gains a much broader historical context than might be expected. But the emphasis here is firmly on Frida's relationship with her husband, Diego -- a man of enormous talent and equally colossal failings -- and the movie is as much about him as about Kahlo herself. Indeed, one of "Frida"'s flaws is that it occasionally loses sight of its own central character. The injury which changed Kahlo's life sometimes fades into the background so much that, at one point, the audience could be forgiven for thinking she had fully recovered from it. Nor is Taymor fully able to capture the importance and provenance of Kahlo's artwork, and she seems uncertain at times as to how best to portray it onscreen. Still, "Frida" is worth seeing for the performances by Hayek and Molina, if nothing else. Both stars lose themselves in roles which are demanding and uncompromising, but ultimately very rewarding.Poetic anguish on canvas - Virtual_Cinephile
The viewer receives a message: Frida's art is the product of living extremes.
Throughout we experience 30 years of her life's extremes, observing this painter's physical and psychospiritual condition, much of it pain. Indeed we travel from scene to scence with her, each piece of cinematography like a live painting of gorgeous outlines and colour, all set to stirring music.
What a hard life, we think. Yet, this very living goes hand in hand with Frida's creative expression of her living, her paintings capturing each phase of her life. We are often transitioned, surrealy, from painting to living actor, as we phase from one chapter to the next.
Although Frida's way of life often seems ugly, she transcends issues in how she deals with life that you and I might not survive, particularly in her relationship with her spouse. There is great passion and anguish in this relationship, as so very well portrayed in this motion picture, this living artwork.
I highly recommend this brilliantly produced film.
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Great Story - LilyandMick
This story was little touchy and interesting. It was more biography story style that follows how the person became the person to be in the end. I really liked how the person never lost the ambiciousness in their life and working towards their goal and never ...A Work of Art - SPSullivan
"Frida" is a difficult, moving picture about a difficult, moving life. That Kahlo was able to channel the pain she endured into artwork of such power and imagination would be enough fodder for any biopic. But Frida also lived through the turbulence of the ...Poetic anguish on canvas - Virtual_Cinephile
The viewer receives a message: Frida's art is the product of living extremes.
Throughout we experience 30 years of her life's extremes, observing this painter's physical and psychospiritual condition, much of it pain. Indeed we travel from scene to ...