Frida
Frida is a 2002 American biographical drama film directed by Julie Taymor which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
Plot
In 1925, Frida Kahlo suffers a traumatic accident at the age of 18 onboard a wooden-bodied bus that collides with a streetcar. Impaled by a metal pole, the injuries she sustains plague her for the rest of her life. To help her through convalescence, her father brings her a canvas to paint on.
Awards
Cast
- Alfred Molina
- Andrés Montiel
- Antonio Banderas
- Ashley Judd
- Benjamín Benítez
- Chavela Vargas
- Didi Conn
- Diego Luna
- Edward Norton
- Elliot Goldenthal
- Felipe Fulop
- Geoffrey Rush
- Julian Sedgwick
- Karine Plantadit
- Lila Downs
- Margarita Sanz
- Mía Maestro
- Omar Chagall
- Omar Rodríguez-López
- Patricia Reyes Spíndola
- Roger Rees
- Saffron Burrows
- Salma Hayek
- Valeria Golino