Frida (2002 film)

Frida
Frida
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Directed by	Julie Taymor
Screenplay by	Clancy Sigal; Diane Lake; Gregory Nava; Anna Thomas;
Based on	Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo; by Hayden Herrera
Produced by	Sarah Green; Salma Hayek; Jay Polstein; Lizz Speed; Nancy Hardin; Lindsay Flickinger; Roberto Sneider;
Starring	Salma Hayek; Alfred Molina; Geoffrey Rush; Valeria Golino; Mía Maestro; Roger Rees;
Cinematography	Rodrigo Prieto
Edited by	Françoise Bonnot
Music by	Elliot Goldenthal
Production; companies	Ventanarosa; Lions Gate Films;
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release dates	August 29, 2002 (Venice); October 25, 2002 (United States);
Running time	123 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12 million
Box office	$56.3 million

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.

Starring Salma Hayek in an Academy Award–nominated portrayal as Kahlo and Alfred Molina as her husband, Diego Rivera, the film was adapted by Clancy Sigal, Diane Lake, Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas, Antonio Banderas and unofficially by Edward Norton from the 1983 book Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera. Frida received generally positive reviews from critics, and won two Academy Awards for Best Makeup and Best Original Score among six nominations.

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