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List Price: $14.99 | | Label: Miramax Home Entertainment
Salesrank: 3222
Released: June 10, 2003 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Nominated for six 2002 Academy Awards(R), 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 relationship with her mentor and husband, Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina -- CHOCOLAT), to her scandalous affairs, Frida's uncompromising personality would inspire her greatest creations! Also starring Antonio Banderas (SPY KIDS), Ashley Judd (KISS THE GIRLS), Edward Norton (RED DRAGON), and Geoffrey Rush (QUILLS).
Description of Frida:
Salma Hayek makes up for many bad movies with her fierce performance in this sumptuous film. Hayek plays the Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, whose tempestuous life with her unfaithful husband, muralist Diego Rivera (Alfred Molina), drives the story of Frida. Maverick director Julie Taymor (Titus, the Broadway stage production of The Lion King) pulls out a wealth of gorgeous visuals to capture everything from the horrific bus accident that damaged Kahlo's spine to her and Rivera's trip to New York City, where Rivera's political leanings ruptured a commission from the Rockefeller family. Though the script spends too much time telling us how great Frida's painting is (rather than trusting in the power of the images themselves), Taymor's dynamic energy and Kahlo's forceful personality give Frida genuine emotional impact. The superb cast includes Roger Rees, Valeria Golino, Ashley Judd, Geoffrey Rush, Antonio Banderas, and Edward Norton. --Bret Fetzer
Frida Reviews:
Love Is Blind 
2009-09-24 - A wonderful movie about a famed relationship between opposites who were simply meant for each other. If it were a book I'd be writing that I couldn't put it down. The visual treat was just as delicious as the dialogue and the music, not to mention the historical aspect. I was entranced by it all as the movie whisked me away to an earlier time in a place foreign yet familiar.
The love story of Frida and Diego was masterly played by the two main characters. Each was definitely the strength that inspired the other in their art. My only critique of the movie was in having to hear the non-Spanish language cast attempt a Spanish accent when speaking English. Short of using mostly all Spanish actors perhaps this was unavoidable. The accents sounded okay until you heard those of Frida (played by Salma Hayek) or Antonio Banderas's character or any of the native Spanish speaking actors/actresses. It was like tasting honey in your first cup of tea, then having someone add a sugar substitute like sweet and low in your second cup. You still had a sweetness in your brew but the natural sweetener was noticeably missing.
Frida Kahlo, a free thinking woman in love with a free loving man. A must movie for women and men who wonder why they stay in relationships after hurting one another so cruelly. It begs the question, what will you give up for love?
Best movie ever!!!!! 
2009-08-13 - Selma Hayek is awesome as Frida Kahlo in this beautifully told story of this phenomenal artists life. Marrying to her womanizing lover Diego Sanchez really helped fuel the emotional distress that artists require to create with such intensity. As if her damaged physical state wasn't enough, the heart ache of her wandering lover helped push her over the top in my opinion and fueled what became a lifetime of masterpieces.
This story is warm, sad, funny and inspiring and it would seem that Selma had a great deal of respect for the woman she portrays so well in this work of art on film. By far and away the best movie I have seen to date, If the dialogue alone doesn't do it for you then certainly the set of 1930's Mexico City will. Rich and beautiful in all arena's: sound, site, time period and ideological social sub-cultures.
On a scale of 1 - 10 I give this film a 55
The Best, Very Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2009-07-19 - The Movie Frida arrived in a very good condition, the quality is #1 and the whole transaction was very professional,
THANKS, THANKS A MILLION.
J. MORALES
Even though a billion people already reviewed this...
2009-06-13 - I have to say it will always be one of my favorite films. A colorful, beautifully scored, artistic, and emotional portrayal of an exciting, difficult, and interesting life. Julie Taymor's best.
Film making at it's best.
2009-05-10 - Frida is a film to be enjoyed with all your senses. The acting, the directing, the music and the costumes are fabulous. A highly recommended viewing.
